40 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



APHRIZIDJE. SURF-BIRDS. 



*283. Turnstone; European Turnstone Are- 

 ndria interpres interpres (Linne). Accidental from Old 

 World. Monomoy Id., Sept. 



283a. Ruddy Turnstone ; " Chicken-Plover; " 

 " Calico-bird" Arenaria interpres morinella (Linne) . 

 Uncommon M. May 1 - 31 (June 24; July 25 - Oct. 16. Sea- 

 shores, either sandy or stony. 



H^EMATOPODID^:. OYSTER-CATCHERS. 



*286. Oyster-catcher, American Oyster-catch- 

 er Hoemdtopus pallidtus Temminck. Accidental from 

 South. Late April; Aug. Sea-coast. 



ODONTOPHORIDJE. BOB- WHITES, QUAILS, ETC. 



289. Bob-white ; Quail Co linus virginidnus mr- 

 ginianus (Linne). Uncommon permanent resident; locally 

 and irregularly plentiful. Nest on ground. Eggs, May- 

 June 30. Weedy and brush-grown fields and scrubby 

 woods. 



TETRAONID.E. GROUSE, PTARMIGAN, ETC. 



298c. Canada Spruce Partridge Canachites 

 canadensis cdnace (Linne). Accidental from North, Sept., 

 Nov. 



300. Ruffed Grouse; "Partridge" Bondsa 

 timbellus umbellus (Linne). Common R. Woods and 

 thickets. Nest on ground in woods. Eggs, April 27 - 

 June 2. 



301. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus lago- 

 pus (Linne). Accidental from North, perhaps an escaped 

 bird. One record. Manchester. 



*3O6. Heath Hen Tympanuchus cupido (Linne). 

 Resident on Martha's Vineyard; formerly north to Boston 

 and in Conn, valley. Probably occurred in Essex Co. Scrub 

 oak thickets. Nest on ground. Eggs, June 2- July 24. 



[Ring-necked Pheasant Phasidmis torqudtus 

 Gmelin. Resident. Introduced from Old World as game 

 bird, and well established in many places. Thickets. Nest 

 on ground.] 



