202 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST. 
66. Charadrius dominicus (Miill.) Golden Plover. A rare 
migrant, although Webster states that it was at one time com- 
mon. There were two records for it near Charles City in 
1915, and it is probable that the same individuals were seen 
in both cases. On August 31, 1916, Mrs. M. A. Dutton and 
I identified three individuals of this species near Oak Park, 
in the northern part of the town. 
67. Oxyechus vociferus (Linn.) Killdeer. A common sum- 
mer resident. It arrives March 13 to March 21, March 16—20 
being the average. It nests both in stream beds and in 
pastures. On May 26, 1918, C. Herbert Belanski and I found 
the species nesting in the partially dry bed of Hackberry 
Creek. On June 3 I saw young Kildeers in the southeastern 
part of Charles City. . 
68. Aegialitis semipalmata (Bonap.) Semipalmated Plover. 
Webster states that this species is a rare migrant in Floyd 
County. Mrs. F. May Tuttle identified one near Osage, in 
Mitchell County on November 3, 1914. Mahlon Palmer and I 
saw three individuals in a pasture west of Charles City on 
October 3, 1916. 
69. Colinus virginianus virginianus (Linn.) ~ Bob-white. 
This species was at one time very common in Floyd County. 
Mr. Waller says he has seen them in large flocks on the 
prairies of the county. Mr. Will T. Swartz says that when 
unmolested they commonly came into the farmyards and fed 
with the poultry. In 1914 and 1915 the species was rare, and 
in 1916 I listed it so (Wilson Bull., no. 96, p. 136). Within 
the last five years, however, it has increased considerably in 
numbers. In 1913 a pair nested in Wildwood Park, near the 
buildings of the Sherman Nursery Co. 
70. Bonasa umbellus umbellus (Linn.) | Ruffed Grouse. 
The Ruffed, Grouse or “Partridge” as it is commonly called, 
is a rare bird in Floyd and adjoining counties. Webster, in 
1897 (History of Floyd County) listed the species as rare 
except in the deep woods. A single individual was killed in 
December, 1917, by a huntsman from Charles City. Two 
specimens, taken-some years ago at Big Springs, on the 
Cedar River, are in the Miles collection. 
