506 THE BIRDS OF MANITOBA THOMPSON. 



90. Charadrius squatarola. Black-bellied Plover. 



Spring migrant. Winnipeg : Fairly plentiful, frequenting fields or 

 flying in large compact flocks with other waders ; goes north to breed, 

 but is back in numbers during the summer (Hine). Carberry : Spring 

 migrant ; saw flocks on the fields May 24, 188 i, and on June 3, on Rapid 

 City Trail ; south slope of Riding Mountain, saw three ; also a Gray 

 Plover (Thompson). Dalton: 1889, first seen, about a hundred, on May 

 27 ; are common for a few days in spring ( Youmans). Severn House 

 (Murray). 



91. Charadrius dominicus. American Golden Plover. 



' Common spring and fall migrant; very abundant along the Mouse 

 River at the boundary, in late September (Coues). Winnipeg : Abun- 

 dant; transient; visitant; arrives about the middle of May; goes north 

 to breed; comes back in large flocks in August; affects burnt prairie 

 and ploughed land (Hine). Portage la Prairie : Abundant spring and 

 autumn visitor, occurring in large flocks ; they frequent the prairie 

 sloughs, the broken land, and are particularly partial to the burnt 

 prairie ; I have seen them in vast numbers following the fires ; they 

 will alight on the ground burnt over a few hours after the fire has 

 passed; arrive in May, reappearing in August, and departing in Oc- 

 tober (Nash). One flock seen atFort Pelly, September 18, 1881 (Macoun). 

 Carberry: Common spring migrant; Long River; plain south of the 

 Souris ; north side of Turtle Mountain (Thompson). Shell River : 1885, 

 fifty or more in flocks going north on May 26 ; transient; visitant only ; 

 not breeding (Calcutt). Qu'Appelle : Tolerably common migrant ; May 

 20 (Guernsey). Trout Lake Station and Severn House (Murray). 



92. .fflgialitis vocifera. Killdeer. 



Common summer resident; abundant throughout the summer in all 

 suitable places, Pembina to the Rockies, along the line (Coues). Duf 

 feriu: Arrived between 15th and 20th of April, 1874 (Dawson). Win- 

 nipeg: Summer resident; plentiful; breeding (Hine). Oak Point: 1885, 

 first seen, one, on April 17; next seen, one, on April 18; is common, 

 and breeds (Small). Portage la Prairie: Abundant summer resident, 

 arriving in April, departing at end of September (Nash). Abundant 

 everywhere along the route, on Western plains, and especially on Win- 

 uepegosis, around the salt licks; shot at Manitoba House, June 16, 

 1881 (Macoun). Carberry: Latterly a summer resident, breedingabout 

 ponds, preferably with gravelly or sandy shores ; near Brandon ; near 

 Long River; Silver Creek; near Rapid City (Thompson). Dalton: 

 1889, first seen, five, on April 8; next seen on April 12, when it became 

 common ; breeds here (Youmans). Brandon : Breeds; eggs taken second 

 week in July, 1882 (Wood). Shell River: 1855, first seen, one, male, 

 on April 6; is a common summer resident, and breeds here (Calcutt). 



