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till' winter I'i'tiirii in |Hiit.s. AiiiliilNtn st:itr> that during' tin- wiiiti'i- tlicy arc seen in 

 HcM'ks of twfiitv or lliirty, anti tliat llu'v as.siiriatc witli otlit-r s|Hrii's. particnlarlv 

 tlif 'rnrnstoiics. Tin' sann' wiili'r asscrtrd that this s|M'ci('s in'Vfi' |iriicn'ils Car inlaiul. 

 i-vt'n aloni; till' samlx niai'Kins nl mil' lai'L^rsI liviis; Iml in iliis In- was niistakrn. 

 This riiivrr is lonnil alini^,' tlir slniir^ nl mir inlainl lai'p- hikos, ('S|M'(iall\ l.akr 

 Ontaiiii; ami it oiriii's Imth as a rrsiili'iit ami as a migrant at l.akr KnskiiiiDiiK'. in 

 W isrnlisili. It is |i|'iilialili' that sinii rsrr|itiiilis as thrsi' will lif rniinil til III' nut 

 nnlii'iini'iit whricvrr I'avtH'ahh' Imalilirs rxist, Altliitiij,'h iliirin^,' its siinimrr nsi- 

 ili'iiri' it si'i'iiis to inrli'i' til inn lalhrr than tu tl\. \i't in its iiiiLrratinns it is rapalih' 

 111' rxtrrnii'lv rapiil as wrll as |iiiitrartril jnnnirvs - iiassiiii; thnuii^h tlu' air li_v a 

 ^'liilin;^ I'Diirsi', rlusr nvi'i' tin- saiul ii its shinl llij^iits, lint hixli almvi' tiu' sliiiic in ilM 

 liiii^ IKissa^i's. 



Ariiinliii!,' tu (liranil. llir ri|iinj,' I'luvir is vi'ry ahnmlanl mi tlir smithrrn slimi' of 

 LmiL; IslamI, lurlririn^' saml.v hfarhrs ami slmals. wIhti' it ici'ils mi tlir small liivalvt* 

 kIii'IIs which arc cxpuscil at low water. It mav also Im' sei'ii near the vil^r of the 

 siirt leeiliii^' mi the ile|iiisit ot the leeeiliin; waxes, it makes there no nest otiier 

 tliaii a sli^'lit exi-avatimi in tile .saiiil. The e.^'i^s, rmir in niimlier. tlial antlmr ilesriiltes 

 as heiii^ of a jiale M'liowisii or eream-eolor. s|iei'klei| with limwiiish hlaek. When 

 |iiirsiu>il it is saiil to run rajiiillv. ami if elusely lolluweil it takes w in^. ^'iviii^' iiiler- 

 iinee to a note whieh is more slirill than the orilit;;;rilv nieliow one wliieli it smimls 

 wIkmi not ilistnrlieil. In aniiimii this liini is saiil :m lieeome very fat, ami tu lie then 

 (•xeelleiit eating'. 'I'd the tisiieriiieii of Loii^' IslamI it is known a.s the jieaeh-liirii. 



The IMpiii^' I'lover is thmi^'ht tn lie of aeeiilenlal oieiirrem-i' in lleriiimla. wliere 

 liolli Mr. Ilai'ilis ami .Major W'eilili'iliiirn have iioleil the ueeasimial |ii'eseiiee of 

 slrajL,'};lers ; these were iisnali.N seen niily alter .! .stmiii. 



'I'wo r^i^s in mv eolieetioii ( Ni .■>.'!.">). fium I'lux imetuw n, .Mass.. are .-.' an oval 

 shape, iiineli roiimled at one einl, ami sharplv taperiiii; at the other. Their ^'lunml is 

 a li^ht lawn-eohireil iliah, over whieh are >parsel\ ilistiilniteil small rmimleil markiii);s 

 of a dark liislie, inteiisilied almost to lilaekiiess. Tliey measure !.'_'() ineiies in leiii;lli 

 li\ I imii ill tlieir greatest lu-eadth. I'!\repl in their siiialier si/.e ami their lii^iiter 

 ^jronml, tliey are similar to the et;;j;s of \N ilsmi's I 'lover. 



The haiiitat uf var. liniiiiiiiiiiliis is f;ivi'n li\ .Mr. I{id),'wav (Am. Nat. \lll. p. !(•".(» 

 as lietweeii the .Missiiiiri Itiver and the lioekv .Muiinlains. It is. huwi ver. Imiml as 

 far eastward as Lake l\iiskunun.\', in Smitiiein \\ isemisin, and oeeasionailv' even 

 aloiiK llie .\tlanlie eoast. Its haliits appear to lie ideiilieal with timse ol the nii/oi/iis. 

 Mr. Nelson refers to this speeies as a very eoiiiimiii siimmer resident on tiie liorders 

 of tile lakn, where it lireeds mi tin liat pelilily iH'aeh lietweeii the sand-diines and 

 the slime. Me olilained a perfect I'j,'^,' from an ex.implc shut at W ankcLtaii. mi the L'llli 

 of .\pril; and there were appearances indicating; that utiiers were lircciliii!.; in the 

 nei^diiHU'liood. Some tliirty pairs or more cxliiliited iinmistakalilc si.u;iis of having' their 

 iH'stH on the licach at that place vv illiin a space of two iiiih s; and lie afterward funml 

 llu'.se liirds ipiite niiiiiermis at other points almi^' tiic shore, altln-iiKli lie was nnalile 

 to discover their in'sts, Tliey were eontinnally ciiclinu; almiit, or standiii;.,' at a sliurl 

 distance iitierin^' an occasional nntc of alarm. !>r. N'clic procnred yoiiii^ of this 

 variety, only a few da\s old. near the same locality, on tiic Isl of .Inly. All depart, 

 it is said, iilMiut the la,st of .SepleiulKT. 



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