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any records other than those of actual captures of question- 
able value. Fortunately we have a specimen taken within 
the state. 
Family CHARApDRIID#. Plovers. 
The Plovers have short beaks which are not fitted for 
probing in the mud, but for gleaning from the surface. 
They wade some, but seem to prefer to keep near the edge 
of the water. They have a strong tendency to flock, but 
may also be found singly, even during the migrations. 
108. (270.) SQUATAROLA SQUATAROLA (Linr.). 195. 
Black-bellied Plover. 
Synonyms: Squatarola helvetica, Charadrius helveticus, C. 
squatarola, Tringa squatarola, T. helvetica. 
Swiss Plover, Bull-head Plover, Whistling Field Plover, Ox- - 
eye, Beetle-head. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 165, 185. 
This plover appears to be rare throughout the stat>. It 
has not been generally reported, but such reports as have: 
been made indicate that it may be found occasionally every- 
where except in the south-eastern fifth. Its migrations begin 
about the middle of April and may continue well toward 
June. In the autumn they should be found in August and 
September. 
109. (272...) CHARADRIUS DOMINICUS Mill. 196. 
American Golden Plover. 
Synonyms: Charadrius fulvus var. virginicus, C. pluvialis, C. 
virginicus, C. fulvus. 
Golden Plover, Field Plover, Bull-head Plover, Bull-head, 
Green-back, Green Plover. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 165, 184. 
From common or even abundant during the spring migra- 
tions up to the time Dr. Wheaton’s work closed, this plover 
has become hardly more than casual in most sections of the 
state. It is still found in some numbers. occasionally, in 
spring, in regions where the small lakes are numerous, and 
