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158 (272) Charadrius dominicus dominicus Miiller 
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER 
Synonyms—Pluvialis virginiaca; Charadrius virginiacus; Bull-head. 
Status—Rather rare as a fall migrant coastwise, with specific record sta- 
tions as follows: San Francisco (Suckley, Pac. R. R. Rep., xu, 1860, p. 229) ; 
Menlo Park and Vallejo (Kobbe, Bailey’s Handbook Bds., 1902, p. 1); Santa 
Cruz, October 22 (Cooke, U.S. Biol. Surv., Bull. no. 35, 1910, p. 84) ; San Diego 
Bay near Coronado, one individual, January 12 to 20 (Torrey, Condor, xr, 1909, 
p. 207). 
159 (273) Oxyechus vociferus vociferus (Linnaeus) 
KILLDEER 
Synonyms—A egialitis vocifera; Charadrius vociferus. 
Status—Abundant resident of suitable localities throughout the state west 
of the Sierran divide and below the level of heavy snow; occurs commonly also 
in appropriate localities east of the Sierras, but chiefly or exclusively in sum- 
mer. The most widespread and numerous wader breeding within the state. 
160 (274) Aegialitis semipalmata (Bonaparte) 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER 
Synonyms—Aegialeus semipalmatus; Ring Plover. 
Status—Fairly common as a migrant coastwise; occurs through the winter 
sparingly on the coast of the San Diegan district: San Diego, in winter up to 
April 23 (Belding, MS) ; San Pedro, October 17 (Grinnell coll.) ; southern Cali- 
fornia in winter (Cooper, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., tv, 1870, p. 81). A few ree- 
ords of occurrence during migration in the interior are: Webber Lake, Sierra 
County, August 5 (Belding, MS); Fresno district (Tyler, MS); Julian, San 
Diego County, April 16 (Belding, MS) ; Salton Sea, Imperial County, April 22 
(Mus. Vert. Zool.). ; 
161 (278) Aegialitis nivosa Cassin 
Snowy PLover 
Synonyms—Charadrius cantianus; Acgialitis cantiana nivosa; Acgialitis 
cantiana; Aegialitis alerandrina nivosa; Charadrius melodus (2). 
Status—Common resident at many points along the seacoast, particularly 
from Monterey Bay south to the Mexican line; many breeding records, north to 
Pescadero, San Mateo County (J. Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif. no. 3, 1902, p. 28) ; 
breeds also near Eureka, Humboldt County (J. and J. W. Mailliard eoll.). 
Occurs sparingly in the interior, where recorded from vicinity of Los Bais, 
Merced County (Mus. Vert. Zool.), Owens Lake (A. K. Fisher, N. Amer. Fauna 
no. 7, 1893, p. 25), Buena Vista Lake (Linton, Condor; x, 1908, p. 197; Lamb 
and Howell, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 117), and Salton Sea, at Mecea and in Imperial 
County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). Recorded also from several of the Santa Barbara 
group of islands. 
