AVES. 87 



LIMICOLAE. 



CHARADRIIDAE. 



N. H. Rare migrant and accidental winter resident (1888-89) ; 

 formerly rare summer resident. 



VT. Rare migrant and summer resident (Lake Champlain). 



MASS. Rare migrant and summer resident; accidental winter 

 resident (1888-89). Mar. 1-Dec. 15 (winter). Eggs, May 30. 



R. I. Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident; acci- 

 dental winter resident in 1888-89. Mar. -Dec. (winter). Eggs, 

 May 10-31. 



CONN. Rare migrant and summer resident, formerly more 

 plentiful. (Feb. 24) late Mar.-May; summer. Eggs, June 6. 



166. AEGIALITIS SEMIPALMATA (Bonaparte) Bonaparte. 

 Semipalmated plover; Little ring-neck; Ring-neck. 



Charadrius semipalmatus Bonap., Journ. acad. nat. sci. Phila., 

 1825, vol. 5, p. 98. Based on Wilson : "NEW JERSEY." Audubon, 

 Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, p. 218, pi. 320. 



Sandy beaches and salt-marsh flats; nests on the ground. 



ME. Common migrant; mainly coastwise. May-(June 22); 

 July 29-Sept. 



N. H. Common migrant, mainly coastwise. 



VT. Rare migrant. 



MASS. Common migrant, mainly coastwise. Late April- June 

 14 (June 26); July 12-Oct. 28. 



R. I. Common migrant, mainly coastwise. April 19-May 15; 

 July 6-Sept. 25. 



CONN. Common migrant, mainly coastwise. May 17-June; 

 July-Sept. 



167. AEGIALITIS MELODA (Ord) Bonaparte. 



Piping plover; Clam-bird; Mourning-bird; Pale ring-neck; 

 Ring-neck. 



Charadrius melodus Ord, Wilson's Amer. ornith., 1824, vol. 7, 



