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hunters there, and exposed for sale in our markets. 

 I have never met with the curlews here myself. A 

 few birds of this species were shot in this district 

 the latter end of August and in September 1893, 

 and were exposed for sale in our markets. 



Family Charadriidce. Plovers. 



Genus Charadriiis. Linnaeus. 



Subgenus " Squatarola." Cuvier. 



88. Black-bellied Plover. (Bull-head ; Gray Plover.) 



C. squatarola. Linn. 



"Transient Visitant," common. I bagged about 

 a dozen of these fine birds early in the month of 

 November some years ago on Yamaska common ; 

 one was shot October 26, 1889, on the Laprairie 

 shore, and Mr. Denne and myself saw two Novem- 

 ber 1, 1890, at the mouth of the creek at Laprairie 

 in which vicinity they are generally found in the 

 autumn until frozen out. I only know of one speci- 

 men obtained here in full plumage which was shot 

 in the spring many years ago below Longueuil by 

 Mr. Kuetzing. This species and the golden plover 

 evidently do not pass this way during their north- 

 ern migration in the spring of the year. 



Subgenus " Charadrius." 



89. American Golden Plover. (Golden Plover.) G. 



dominicus. Mull. 

 " Transient Visitant," common. This plover ar- 



