~% Synopsis of the Birds 



216.*' Charadrius semipalmatcs, Nob. Brownish-ash ; front, 

 collar, and beneath, white ; frontlet, and a broad ring around 

 the base of the neck, black ; bill and feet orange, the former 

 black at tip. 



Adult, sincipital band and auriculars, black. 



Young and autumnal, neck-ring dusky ; bill wholly black- 

 ish. 



Ring Plover, Charadrius (Tringa!) hiaticula, JVils. Am. 

 Orn. vii. p. 65. pi. 59. Jig. 3. adult in spring dress ; and Semi- 

 palmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, Nob. Am. Orn. 

 young. 



Inhabits common all along the sea coast of the union : re- 

 tiring to high northern latitudes during summer to breed. 



f f Inner toe chft. 



217. Charadrius melodus, Ord. Whitish-ash ; front, collar 

 and beneath, white ; no black on the frontlet ; a narrow black 

 ring around the base of the neck ; bill and feet orange, the 

 former black at tip. 



Adult, a black sincipital band. 



Young and autumnal, no neck-ring ; no sincipital band ; 

 bill entirely blackish. 



Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula, Wils. Jim. Orn. v. 

 p. 30. pi. 31. Jig. 3. adult in spring dress ; and Piping Plover, 

 Charadrius melodus, Nob. Am. Orn. autumnal. 



Inhabits common all along the eastern sea coast of North 

 America j not migrating as far to the north as the preceding 

 species, and remaining throughout the summer in the tem- 

 perate regions; departing sooner for the south. 



218. Charadrius wilsonius, Old. Olive-ash ; front, collar 



* The discovery since the publication of the former part of this paper, of 

 six species to be added to the first three orders, making the entire number 

 belonging to them 215, renders it necessary to number the first species in 

 this order 216. 



