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149 (272) Charadrius dominicus MuUer. 



American Golden Plover. 



Syn. — Pluvialis virginiaca; Charadrius virgmiaciis. 

 Status— Migrant coastwise; so far, detected but rarely. 



150 (273) j^gialitis vocifera (Linnaeus) Bonaparte, 



KiLLDEER. 



Syn. — Oxyechusvociferus; Charadrius voci/erus. 



Status — Abundant resident; breeds in suitable localities throughout the State, 



151 (274) .ffigialitis semipalmata Bonaparte. 



Semipalmated Plover. 



Syn. — ^^gialeus semipalmatiis. 



Status — Fairly common migrant along the seacoast. 



152 (276) ^gialitis dubia (Scopoli) Swinhoe. 



Little Ring Plover. 



Syn. — Atgialitis microrhyncha; ^gialitis curonica. 



Status — Known only from the record by R. Ridgway of a specimen taken at San Fran- 



153 (278) .Sgialitis nivosa Cassin. 



Snowy Plover. 



Syn. — Charadrius cantianus; ^gialitis cantiana; Aigialitis cantiana nivosa; ^gialitis 



alexandrina 7iivosa. 

 Status — Common resident of our southern seacoast; recorded north to Cape Mendocino; 



also at Owens Lake; breeds north at least to Pescadero. 



154 (280) ^gialitis wilsonia (Ord) Bonaparte. 



Wilson Plover. 



Status — Known only from the specimen secured by A. M. Ingersoll at Pacific Beach, San 

 Diego County, June 29, 1894. 



155 (281) ^gialitis montana (Townsend) Cassin. 



Mountain Plover. 



Syn. — Padasocys montanus \ Eudromias montanus; Charadrius montamis ; ^Egialitis 



asiaticus var. montanus. 

 .Status — Common in winter on the interior plains west of the Sierras; south to Santa Ana. 



156 (282) Aphriza virgata (Gmelin) Gray. 



Surf Bird. 



Status — Apparently of rather rare occurrence as a migrant; recorded from the vSanta 

 Barbara and Farallone Islands, Santa Barbara and Monterey. 



