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AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. 



13O-277a-(588). .Egialitis meloda circirmcincta Rictgu-. BELTED PIPING PLOVER. 

 " Migrant, not common. Summer resident northward '' (Butler's Birds of Indiana): 

 "common summer resident along the shore of Lake Michigan " (Dr. Brayton). Prof. A. 

 W. Butler thinks this species more common in Northern Indiana than the preceding 1 , 

 I have no positive evidence of the occurence of this bird in our state. 



FAMILY APHRIZID^E. SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. 

 Feed on crustaceans, shell fish, etc. 



SUBFAMILY ARENARIINJE. TURNSTONES. 

 GENUS ARENARIA BRISS. 



Turnstone, natural siz>?. 



131-283-(598). Arenaria iiiterpres (Linii.l TURNSTONE. 



"A rare irregular migrant in Kalamazoo Co., taken once as late as May 2, showing 

 it to be a spring migrant" (Dr. M. Gibbs); "common along Lake Michigan" (Brayton); 

 included in Sager's list of 1839. 



ORDER GALLING. GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



T hese birds are granivorous and possess strong claws for scratching. They include 

 most of our domestic birds. 



SUBORDER PHASIANI. PHEASANTS, GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, QUAIL, ETC. 



FAMILY TETRAONID^E. GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, ETC. 



Feed on insects, grass, seeds, etc.; fine game birds; flocks; generally polygamous: 

 do little injury, and are of immense economic importance. 



SUBFAMILY PERDICIN^E. PARTRIDGES. 

 GENUS COLIN US LESS. 



Quail, natural size. 



