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CHARADRIUS DOMINICUS 



363. Charadrius dominicus dominicus Mull. THE AMERI- 

 CAN GOLDEN PLOVER. 



CHARADRIUS DOMINICUS P. L. S. Miiller, Natursystem, Suppl., p. 116 

 (1776 Santo Domingo. Ex Brisson). 



Charadrius dominicus P.L.S. Miiller, Saunders, p. 549 (part) ; C. fulvus 

 Yarrell, in, p. 276 (in text). 



DISTRIBUTION. British Isles. Three or four. [Leadenhall Market, 

 autumn 1882.] Near Perth Aug. 3, 1883* (J. G. Millais, ZooL, 1886, 

 p. 26). Belmullet (Mayo) Sept. 13, 1894 (E. Williams, Irish Nat., 

 1894, p. 224 ; Saunders, p. 549). Shell Haven Point (Essex) Aug. 6, 

 1896* (H. Nunn, ZooL, 1897, p. 330). 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Breeds in arctic north America, winters 

 in Brazil and Argentina, passing down Atlantic Ocean, returning 

 through Mississippi valley, and occurring, on migration, in Green- 

 land and Bermudas, once on Heligoland, 1847. Replaced in north- 

 east Asia by C. d. fulvus. 



364. Charadrius dominicus fulvus Gm. THE ASIATIC 

 GOLDEN PLOVER. 



CHARADRIUS FULVUS Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, p. 687 (1789 Tahiti). 

 Charadrius dominicus P. L. Miiller, Saunders, p. 549 (part). 



DISTRIBUTION. Great Britain. Two or three. [Leadenhall Market 

 Dec., 1874, said from Norfolk.] Loch Stenness (Orkneys) Nov., 

 1887 (J. G. Millais, Field, 10.xn.1887 ; Saunders, p. 549). Epsom 

 Race-course (Surrey) Nov. 12, 1870 (J. A. Bucknill, Birds Surrey, 

 p. 283). 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Breeds in eastern arctic Asia and Alaska, 

 winters in Pacific Ocean, south to New Zealand. Has occurred as 

 vagrant in Poland, on Heligoland (three), Malta (two), in south Spain 

 and (according to Loche) in Algeria (one). Replaced by C. dominicus 

 dominicus in America. 



SQUATAROLA SQUATAROLA 



365. Squatarola squatarola (L.) THE GREY PLOVER. 



TRINGA SQUATAROLA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 149 (1758 Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Squatarola helvetica (Linnaeus), Yarrell, in, p. 278 ; Saunders, p. 551. 



DISTRIBUTION. British Isles. Winter-visitor and passage-migrant 

 (end July -Aug., but chiefly Oct. to April-May and a few throughout 

 summer). Generally distributed (usually small parties) east and 



* Apparently C. d. dominicus, but possibly C. d. julvus. 



