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THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 



William Brewster of Cambridge. 1 Dr. Rives states that at 

 Newport they have this species. 2 



(109) 265. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. HUDSONIAN 

 CURLEW. Jack Curlew. An uncommon migrant to coast 

 marshes. Mr. F. T. Jencks writes that " he shot one at the 

 mouth of the Pawtuxet River about 1876." 



(May) July to September 12. 



(no) 266. Numenius borealis (Forst.). ESKIMO CUR- 

 LEW. Esquimaux Curlew. Doughbird- A very rare migrant in 

 the fall. Formerly quite abundant migrating with the Chara- 

 drius dominicus. Dr. Rives 2 states that if he is " not mistaken," 

 it has been taken at Newport. Mr. H. S. Hathaway writes 

 that "Dr. H. F. Marshall killed six at Little Compton in 1886. 



(September) . 



(in) 270. Squatarola squatarola (Linn.). BLACK- 

 BELLIED PLOVER. Beetle-head. Black-breast. Frost-bird. A 

 not uncommon migrant. There has been a noticeable increase 

 in their number during the last two seasons. 



(May) August 9 to September 12 (October 15). 



(112) 272. Charadrius dominicus Mull. GOLDEN PLOVER. 

 Green-head. Muddy-breast. An uncommon migrant, apparently 

 becoming scarcer and scarcer each season. Mr. Newton Dexter 

 writes " that they were very abundant formerly in August." 



(May), August 28 to October 15 (November 10). 



( XI 3) 2 73- -dEgialitis vocifera (Linn.). KILLDEER. Kill- 

 deer Plover. An uncommon migrant and rare summer resident. 

 This species has been reported from .almost all parts of the State, 

 Providence, Newport, Middletown, Wickford, Drownville, King- 

 ston, Bristol, Warwick, Cranston, Conanicut Island, Point Judith, 

 Sakonnet, Little Compton, Watch Hill, Block Island, and Coles 



1 Auk, Vol. XVI, No- 2, p. 189. 



2 Dr. Rives' List, p. 37. 



