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75. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. — Regular spring 

 migrant. 



76. Squatarola squatarola. Black-bellied Plover. — Regular 

 spring and fall migrant but more common during the latter period. 



77. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Resident and breeds but most 

 common from March to December. 



78. JEgialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. — Not an 

 uncommon spring and fall migrant. 



79. .ffigialitis nivosa. Snowy Plover. — A rare migrant. Recorded 

 May 6, 1914 by D. E. Brown. 



80. Arenaria interpres morinella. Ruddy Turnstone. — Rare 

 migrant. Taken May 6, 1914 by D. E. Brown. 



81. Arenaria melanocephala. Black Turnstone. — A rare mi- 

 grant and possibly rare winter resident. Have an adult male taken Feb- 

 ruary 22, 1914, collected by myself. 



82. Haematopus bachmani. Black Oyster-catcher. — Formerly 

 not uncommon on the lower sound as a summer resident but of late years 

 has become rare. 



THE BIRDS' BATH. 



BY HEYWARD SCUDDER. 



A very little brook winds through a swamp. On the north and 

 east, swamp maples, high and of thick foliage, make a dense shade ; 

 on the south and west, low alders, and open spaces filled with Joe- 

 pye-weed and golden-rod let in the sun, and offer perches on which 

 to dry and dress feathers. At intervals the brook widens into 

 shallow pools. 



In the course of the day — most abundantly between eleven 

 and three — all the land birds, except the crows and owls, come to 

 bathe in these pools. 



A Prairie Warbler flies down on one side of a pool, hesitates at 

 the brink like one fearing the chill of the water, then dashes in and 

 begins splashing. On the other side a Black and White Warbler 

 starts his bath. Then along comes a Robin, hops into the pool 

 and through it till he comes to water deep enough to suit him, saying 

 loudly, "Tut-tut! Tut-tut!" as if in scorn of the warblers, which 



