92 MC ILWKAITH, 



162. Nycliardea Gfardeni BAIRI>. Night Heron. 

 Common in certain localities ; not generally distributed. 



163. Ibis Oi-dii BONAI. Glossy Ibis. 

 A pair shot near Hamilton in May, 1857. 



164. Charadrius virginkux BOKCK. Golden Plover. 

 Spring and autumn visitant, in small flocks. 



165. ^Egi-zlitis vociferus CASSIN. Kildeer Plover. 

 Summsr resident. Not numerous. 



166. ^Eyialitis melodus CAB. Piping Plover. 

 Rather rare. Several specimens procured near Toronto 



by Mr Passmore. [Plover. 



167. . ^Syialitis semipalmatus CAB. Semipalmated 

 Spring and autumn visitant. Common. 



168. Squatarola helvetica Cuv. Black-bellied Plover. 

 Spring and autumn visitant. Not numerous. 



169. Strepsilas interpret ILLIG. Turnstone. 

 Common in spring and fall for a short time. 



170. JRejurvirostra americanaGrM. American A voset . 

 Three specimens procured by Mr. Passmore, near To- 

 ronto, in 1864. It has also been found at Rondeau, on the 

 shore of Lake Erie. [Phalarope. 



171. Phalaropus hyperboreus TEMM. Northern 

 Rather rare ; occasional in the fall. 



172. Philohela minor GRAY. American Woodcock. 

 Common summer resident. 



173. Gallinago Wilsonii TEMM. English Snipe. 

 Abundant in spring and fall. [Snipe. 



174. Macrorhamphus yriseus LEACH. Red-breasted 

 Rather rare ; occasional in spring. 



175. Tringa canutus LINN. Robin Snipe. 

 Occasional in spring. [piper. 



176. Pelidna americana COUES. Red-backed Sand- 

 This is the Black-heart Plover of sportsmen. It arrives 



from the south regularly about the Queeirs birth-day (May 

 24th), and sometimes in such numbers as to afford good 

 sport on that holiday. I have known seventy-six knocked 

 over with two barrels, they were ranged on a partially sub- 

 merged log near the water edge, and at such an angle with 

 the position of the gunner that scarcely a bird escaped. 



