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66. Bartramia longicauda, Upland Plover. Apparently a rare breeder 
in our restricted region, but common along the southern edge of it. 
Mr. A. W. Butler gives several breeding records for Lake County and 
the Calumet marshes in Indiana. 
67. Tryngites subruficollis, Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Apparently a 
rare migrant. Mr. Stoddard took a fine specimen at Millers on August 
30, 1916. Up to the publishing of Mr. Butler’s “Birds of Indiana,” there 
was only one record of its having been taken in the state. This, then, 
would be the second. 
68. Actitis macularius, Spotted Sandpiper. A common summer resi- 
dent. April 24, 1916, I saw two at Mineral Springs, and, on May 20, six. 
The Curlews seem to be a thing of the past. 
69. Squatarola squatarola, Black-billed Plover. Rather rare along 
the beach. Stoddard saw three on August 30, 1916, at Dune Park; 
September 2, 1916, he collected four fine specimens between Millers and 
Gary, ranging from full breeding dress, through the eclipse plumage of 
a few black feathers only on belly, to entire fall dress. The last one 
noted by him was October 15, 1916, near Gary. 
70. Charadrius dominicus dominicus, Golden Plover. Probably now 
rarer here than the preceding species. Both are migrants, of course. 
I saw two, April 24, 1915, at Trement. 
71. Oxyechus vociferus, Killdeer. A common migrant and breeder. 
72. Aegialitis semipalmata, Semipalmated Plover. A migrant, asso- 
ciating with Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers on the beach. 
73. Aegialitis meloda, Piping Plover. Formerly a common, now a 
rather rare breeder. Despite the overrunning of its peculiar breeding 
grounds on the part of campers, bathers, dune prowlers, ecology classes 
and others, this dapper, attractive little beach sprite has survived here 
as breeder to probably a half dozen pairs between Millers and Mineral 
Springs. Its peculiar habitat is the depression between the first two 
low, incipient dunes, a few rods back from the lake. Sets of eggs are 
found nearly every year. Stoddard has taken specimens August 25, 
1916, in full summer dress; Atgust 23, 1916, in the eclipse plumage, 
and September 2, 1916, in full winter dress. 
74. Avenaria interpres interpres, Turnstone. A migrant. Mr. Stod- 
dard took one June 2, 1917, at Millers in full breeding plumage. They 
are here again by August 5 (1916), when he took another specimen yet 
in full spring dress. One taken August 23, 1916, was partly changed, 
and the last of September 2, 1916, was entirely in winter plumage. 
ORDER GALLINAE: Gallinaceous Birds. 
75. Colinus virginianus virginianus, Bob-white. This attractive spe- 
cies is not as common here as one would wish. Their musical call is 
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