EATON BIRDS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. 3 I 



Family CHARADRIIDAE. Plovers. 



270. Squatarola squatarola (Linn.) Black-bellied plover. 



Transient visitant ; fairly common in the autumn, irregular in the 

 spring. May 20 — June 10 ; Aug. 20 — Oct. 12. Found on the shores 

 of lakes and streams. 



272. Charadrius dominicus Mull. American golden plover. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common in fall ; rare in spring. Aug. 



15 — Oct. 15. Frequents muddy and sandy shores. 



273. Aegialitis vocifera (Linn.) Killdeer. 



Summer resident ; abundant ; March 10 — Nov. 15. Frequents 

 pastures, shores of streams, ponds and lakes. Nest, in slight hollow 

 in meadow or pasture, often long distances from water ; April 15 — 

 May 20 ; eggs 4. Beneficial. 



274. Aegialitis semipalmata Bonap. Semipalmated plover. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common in the fall. Aug. 20 — Sept. 



25. Uncommon in spring. Found on sandy or marshy shores. 



277. Aegialitis meloda (Ord) Piping plover. 



Transient visitant ; accidental. Owasco Lake, Auburn, 1S76 — 

 Auburn List, p. 30. Lockport, Aug. 20, 1885 — J. L. Davison. 



280. Aegialitis wilsonia (Ord) Wilson's plover. 



Summer visitant ; accidental. Penn Yan, spring, 1868 — Auburn 

 List, p. 30. Oneida Lake, 1880 — Ralph ik Bagg List, p. 115. 



Family APHRIZIDAE. Surf birds and (uriistones. 



283. Arenaria interpres (Linn.) Turnstone. 



Transient visitant; fairly common in spring. May 15 — June 10. 



This bird is known as the ' ' black heart ' ' on Canandaigua Lake, 

 where it sometimes occurs in large flocks. Uncommon in autumn. 



Order GALLINAE. Gallhiaceoiis birds. 



Family TETRAONIDAE. Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



289. Colinus virginianus (Linn.) Bob-white. 



Resident; fairly common, except in the colder, hilly and 

 mountamous districts. Found in thickets, meadows and hedgerows. 

 Occurs in bevies of 10-30, after the breeding season is ended. Nest, 

 concealed in the grass, often at the foot of a small bush; May 25 — June 

 15; eggs 10-20. 



