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114. HUDSONIAN CURLEW. = Numenius hudsonius. 
Common migrants along the coast, occasionally seen around 
fresh waters. 
Family CHARADRIIDZ. Plovers. 
Medium and small sized birds similar in form and habits to 
those of the preceding family, except that the birds have shorter 
and heavier bills and are not as closely restricted to the neighbor- 
hood of water. Edible. 
115. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. Squatarola squatarola. 
Rather common in fall and spring and small numbers remain 
through the winter along the seacoast. 
116. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. Charadrius 
dominicus. 
Rare coastwise migrants. 
117. KILLDEER. Oxyechus vociferus. 
Common residents. Found in pairs or families. A portion 
of their food is insects picked up on dry ground. 
118. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Atgialitis semipalmata. 
’ Rather common coastwise migrants. Occasional at other seas- 
ons. In summer sometimes seen on fresh waters. 
119. SNOWY PLOVER. Atgialitis nivosa. 
Abundant residents on sandy beaches near the surf. Occasion- 
ally found about fresh water lakes in summer. 
120. WILSON PLOVER. Ochthodromus wilsonius. 
Rare stragglers. One taken at Pacific Beach June 27, 1894. 
121. MOUNTAIN PLOVER. Podasocys montanus. 
Rather common winter residents in open plains. Apparently 
does not go near. water. 
Family APHRIZIDA. Surf Birds and Turnstones. 
A small family of rather small sized birds inhabiting rocky 
shores and islands in the sea. They are usually seen singly or in 
small flocks. The food is marine life found at the waters’ edge, 
usually on or under rocks. 
122. SURF BIRD. Aphriza virgata. 
Rare migrants or winter residents. J took one at Point Loma. 
123. RUDDY TURNSTONE. Arenaria interpres morinella 
Rather common coastwise migrants. 
124. TURNSTONE. Arenaria melanocephala. 
Rather common winter residents of rocky seashores. 
Family HASMATOPIDAS. Oyster-catchers. 
A very small family of medium sized birds inhabiting rocky 
seashores and islands in the sea. They feed on molluscs, such as 
bivalves, which their knife-like bills are peculiarly adapted for 
opening. 
125. FRAZAR OYSTER-CATCHER. Hematopus frazari. 
Rare summer visitants to rocky shores along the seacoast. 
126. BLACK OYSTER-CATCHER. Hematopus bachmani. 
Uncommon residents of rocky seashores and islands. 
