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s. to n. Calif., cen. Colo., s. S. D., and n. Iowa, and on the coasts of Tex. 

 and La.; winters from cen. Calif., Tex., La., and Gulf coast of Fla. to Mex. 

 (L. Calif., Tepic, and Guerrero); in fall migration occurs in B. C. and on the 

 Atlantic coast from New England south. 



260. Machetes pugnax (Linn.}. RUFF; REEVE. Ad. <? in summer. 

 Very variable; above and below black with purplish reflections; or rusty 

 barred with purplish, etc.; feathers of breast much lengthened to form a 

 shield of rusty, black, or black and white feathers; two variously colored 

 tufts on the hindneck. & in winter. Above grayish brown; below white; 

 throat and breast grayish; end of tail with remains of blackish bars; ruff 

 absent. Ad. 9. Head, neck and underparts as in winter male; back black 

 margined with grayish brown; inner wing-feathers barred with black and 

 grayish brown. L., 12'50; W., 7'00; Tar., 170; B., 1'50. 



Range. E. Hemisphere. Breeds from the Arctic coast s. to Great Brit- 

 ain, Holland, Russia, and Siberia; winters throughout Africa, India, and 

 Burma ; strays occasionally to the W. Hemisphere, from Ont. and Greenland 

 s. to Ind., N. C., Barbados, and n. S. A. 



Washington, one record, Sept. 3. 



The nineteen records of the occurrence of this European species are 

 about equally divided between spring and fall dates, and fourteen of 

 them are from the Atlantic coast. 



1905. DEANE, R., Auk, XXII, 410. 1906. PALMER, T. S., Ibid., 

 XXIII, 98 (Am. records). 



261. Bartramia longicauda (Bcchst.). UPLAND PLOVER. Ads. 

 Head and neck streaked with black and ochraceous-buff; back and wing- 

 coverts ochraccous-buff, barred with black; tertials olive, barred with black 

 and margined with ochraccous-buff; primaries fuscous, the outer one barred 

 with white; inner tail-feathers brownish gray, outer ones varying from ochra- 

 ceous-buff to white, all more or less barred with black; breast and sides 

 washed with buffy and streaked or barred with black; belly white or whitish. 

 Juv. Similar, but the ochraceous-buff is deeper. L., 11'50; W., 6'50; Tar., 

 1'90; B., 1-15. 



Remarks. The white bars on the outer primary will always serve to 

 identify this species. 



Range. N. and S. A. Breeds from nw. Alaska, s. Mackenzie, cen. 

 Keewatin, cen. Wise., s. Mich., s. Ont., and s. Maine to s. Ore., n. Utah, 

 cen. Okla., s. Mo., s. Ind., and n. Va. ; winters on the pampas of S. A. to 

 Argentina; in migration occurs n. to N. F. arid in Europe; accidental in 

 Australia. 



Washington, common T. V., Mch. 21- Apl. 24; June 29-Sept. Long 

 Island, uncommon S. R., Apl.-Sept. Cambridge, T. V., not uncommon in 

 fall; Apl. 20-May 6; July 26-Sept. 14. N. Ohio, common S. R., Mch 20- 

 Sept. 20. Glen Ellyn, fairly common S. R., Apl. 10-Sept. 11. SE. Minn., 

 S. R., formerly common, now rare, Apl. 7. 



Nest, concealed in the grass. Eggs, 4, creamy buff or white, spotted with 

 reddish brown or chocolate, chiefly at the larger end, 1*80 x 1*30. Date, 

 Haddonfield, N. J., May 6, 1887; Holland Patent, N. Y., May 21; Green- 

 wood Co., Kans., May 11; se. Minn., June 17. 



The Upland 'Plover' is at home ,on grassy plains and pastures. 

 It is usually a shy bird, and can rarely be successfully approached on 

 foot. It shows no fear, however, of a man who is riding or driving, 

 and when on horseback I have passed within a few yards of birds 

 which regarded me with some interest but no alarm. They so closely 

 resemble dried grass in color that it is sometimes exceedingly diffi- 

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