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In the autumn it is generally fairly abundant in most parts of the 

 country, visiting the newly ploughed fields, the muddy flats of marshes 

 and the sand bars of the lakes. 



It arrives from the north towards the end of August and departs 

 about the middle of October. 



Breeds in the Arctic regions. 



Genus iEGIALITIS. 

 Subgenus OXYECHUS. 



116. KiUdeer. 



(^gialitis vocifera.) 



A common summer resident, generally distributed over the Pro- 

 vince, breeding through its range. 



Arrives about the end of March, departs early in October. 



Subgenus ^GIALITIS. 



117. Semipalmated Plover. 



(^gialitis semipalraata.) 



Common in spring from about the middle of May to the end of 

 first week in June when it goes north to breed. In July they return 

 and are again abundant until the end of September, sometimes remain- 

 ing even later. 



118 Piping Plover. 



(^gialitis meloda.) 



A regular, but not a common summer resident. 

 They arrive early in May and probably leave as soon as the young 

 can fly as I have never found them in autumn. 



119. Snowy Plover. 



(^gialitis nivosa.) 



Only two specimens have been taken in the Province to my know- 

 ledge. 



Family APHRIZID^. Turnstones, etc. 



Subfamily ARENARIIN^. Turnstones. 



Genus ARENARIA 



120. Turnstone. (Redshank.) 



(Arenaria interpres.) 



Very abundant at some points along the lake shores in spriog, 

 arriving about the twenty-fifth of May and remaing until the middle 



