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America winters as far south as Brazil. With us it is a common 

 migrant, more numerous in the fall. It passes northward from 

 about April 15 to June i, and the return migration occurs between 

 August i and November i. 



144. Charadrius dominicus Mull. GOLDEN PLOVER ; GREEN- 

 BACK. (272.) Breeds in the Arctic Regions, and winters from 

 Florida to Patagonia. In this vicinity it is a rare spring and 

 common fall migrant, occurring chiefly in September. 



*I45. -^Egialitis vocifera (Linn'}. KILDEER. (273.) Breeds 

 from Florida to Manitoba, and winters from Virginia to South 

 America. In the neighborhood of New York City the Kildeer is a 

 rare summer resident and not uncommon migrant. It arrives in 

 March and remains with us until November. 



146. ^Egialitis semipalmata Bonap. SEMIPALMATED PLO- 

 VER; RING-NECK. (274.) Breeds from Labrador northward, and 

 winters from the Gulf States to Brazil. The Ring-neck is one of 

 our commonest shore-birds. It passes northward in May and 

 returns about July 15, the fall migration not being concluded until 

 October i. 



147. ^Egialitis meloda (Ord). PIPING PLOVER. (277.) 

 Eastern North America, breeding from Virginia to Newfoundland, 

 and wintering from Florida southward. It is here a rare summer 

 resident, arriving in April and remaining until September. 



148. -^Egialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. BELTED PIP- 

 ING PLOVER. (277^.) This is a representative of the preceding, 

 which sometimes occurs on our coasts. There is but one record 

 for this vicinity. (Rockaway, L. I., April 30, 1873, adult male, 

 Eagle, Bull. N. O. C., Ill, 1878, p. 94.) 



149. ^Egialitis wilsonia (Ord). WILSON'S PLOVER. (280.) 

 Breeds as far north as Virginia, and strays casually to Nova 

 Scotia. There are several records for Long Island (Dutcher, Bull. 

 N. O. C., IV, 1879, p. 242; Auk, III, 1886, p. 438 Shinnecock Bay), 

 and one for Bridgeport, Conn. (Averill, List of Birds found in the 

 Vicinity of Bridgeport, 1892, p. 9). 



Family APHRIZIDJE. SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. 



150. Arenaria interpres (Linn). TURNSTONE; BRANT 

 BIRD ; CALICO-BACK. (283.) Breeds in the Arctic Regions, and 



