424 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



193 {2y^). Oxyechus vociferus (I.innaeus). Killdeer. 

 Common transient and not uncommon summer resident from 



March 12 to November 15. It is most abundant in the fall. 



194 (274). ^gialitis semipalmata Bonaparte. Semipalmated 

 plover. 



Transient. Uncommon in the spring, fairly common in the fall 

 from August 15 to September 30. 



52. Family Aphrizid^e. The Turnstones. 



195 (283a). Arenaria interpres morinella (Linnaeus). Turnstone. 

 Mr. L. A. Fuertes took a specimen at Ithaca June 3, 1906 and 



Foster Parker reports several taken at Cayuga. 



XXXI. Order GALLING. The Gallinaceous Birds. 

 52a. Family Odontophorid^. The Quail. 



196 (289). Colinus virginianus (Linnseus). Bob-white. 

 Common permanent resident. It is very scarce all along the 



eastern part of the basin. 



53. Family Tetraonid^. The Grouse. 



197 (300). Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus). Ruffed grouse. 

 Common permanent resident. All of our nesting records fall 



between April 20 and May 15. 



XXXII. Order COLUMB^. The Doves. 



54. Family Columbid^. The Pigeons. 



198 (315). Ectopistes migratorius (Linnseus). Wild pigeon. 

 Formerly abundant. None have been recorded here since 1892 



when "A few were seen in Ithaca — L. A. F." (Eaton, p. 32). 



199(316). Zenaidura macroura carolinensis (Linnaeus). Mourn- 

 ing dove. 



Common summer resident. The average date of spring arrival is 

 April I, the earliest, March 8, 1890. Nest building has been found 

 to begin as early as April 15 and eggs have been found until June 



