174 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Giraud. There seems to be no definite record of its nesting. 

 The bird has not been known to nest in New Jersey since 

 1886, and no specimen has been taken on Long Island since 

 1884. Its occurrence at the present time would be purely acci- 

 dental. There are three recent sight records which are well 

 authenticated. Wilson's Plover bears a close resemblance in 

 color to the common Ring-neck, but has a long, stout, dark 

 bill, almost as long as the head, whereas the Ring-neck has a 

 short black, and orange bill, less than half the length of the 

 head. This character cannot be overlooked by anyone really 

 familiar with the latter species. 



Long Island. 



ORIENT. One record, July 3, 1915. 



LONG BEACH. Specimen shot July 1, 1872 (Newbold T. 

 Lawrence). Single birds most satisfactorily identified May 



2, 1918 and May 29, 1919 (E. P. Bicknell). 



RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres morinella) 

 The Turnstone prefers the mud-flats and sandbars of the 

 outer beaches, and in our area is unknown or casual elsewhere. 

 No Shore-bird is so strikingly colored in spring plumage, and 

 it cannot be confused with anything else for a moment. The 

 young bird in the fall can always be recognized by the con- 

 spicuous white stripes down the back when it flies, and by the 

 peculiar chuckling whistle. The Turnstone has increased 

 markedly in recent years near New York City, and large 

 flocks can be found on Long Beach every May. 



Long Island. Common transient. May 1 to June 10 (June 

 27 and July 3) ; (July 10) August 3 to October 18. 



ORIENT. Common spring, rare fall transient. May 12, 

 1908 to June 23, 1908 (Francis Harper); average, May 14 to 

 June 8; July 15, 1917 to October 14, 1920. 

 MASTIC. Fairly common transient. 



LONG BEACH. Common transient; May 4, 1919 (Granger 

 and Janvrin) to June 23, 1921 (Bicknell), exceptionally to 

 June 27, 1918 (Bicknell) and July 7, 1921 (Bicknell); August 



3, 1922 and August 9, 1917 (Bicknell) to September 27, 1917 

 (Bicknell) and October 18, 1922 (Hix). 



Accidental at Ossining (Fisher). 



