BIRDS OF EAST PENNSYLVANIA. 



Semipalmated Plover. 



Piping Plover. . . 

 Grey Plover. . . . 



Oyster Catclier, 



Turnstone. 



Avocet. 



Black-necked Stilt. 



Nortkem Plialarope. 



Aegialitis semipahnatiis. EiNG 



Plovee. King Neck. Frequent 

 on the sea-coast, appearing late 

 in April, and again in September. 

 (S. & A.) 



Aegialitis vielodus. Beach Bied. 

 Common on the sea-shore from the 

 end of April to October. (S.) 



Squatarola cinerea. Black-bellied 

 Plovee. Whistling Field Plo- 

 vee. Beetle - headed Plovee. 

 Plentiful. It appears late in April, 

 and again in September, a few 

 remaining on the uphinds to breed. 

 (S. & A.) 



Hcematopus palliatus. Flood Gull. 

 Father scarce. This bird is very like 

 Hcematopus ostralegus of Europe, 

 and may be only a variety. (S.) 



Strepsilas interpres. Calico Back. 

 Beant Bied. Also called Hoese- 

 FOOT Snipe, from its feeding on 

 the spawn of the King Crab. 

 Abundant, arriving early in 

 April, and returning south in 

 October. (S. & A.) 



Eecurvirostra Americana. Blue- 

 Stocking. Rather rare, appear- 

 ing late in April, and leaving in 

 October. (S.) 



Himantopus nigricollis. The Law- 

 YEE. LoNGSHANKS. Eather scarce, 

 from the end of April to Septem- 

 ber. I have found its nest on Egg 

 Island, Delaware Bay. (S.) 



Phalaropus hyperhoreus. Lobefoot. 

 This species, the Eed- necked 

 Phalaeope of British ornitho- 

 logists, is rare, arriving early in 



