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any records other than those of actual captures of question- 

 able value. Fortunately we have a specimen taken within 

 the state. 



Family Charadriid^. Plovers. 



The Plovers have short beaks which are not fitted for 

 probing in the mud, but for gleaning from the surface. 

 They wade some, but seem to prefer to keep near the edge 

 of the water. They have a strong tendency to flock, but 

 may also be found singly, even during the migrations. 



108. (270.) Squatarola souatarola (Linn.). 195. 



Black-bellied Plover. 



Synonyms: Squatarola helvetica, Charadrius helveticus, C. 

 squatarola, Tringa squatarola, T. helvetica. 

 Swiss Plover, Bull-head Plover, Whistling Field Plover, Ox-- 

 eye, Beetle-head. 



Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 165, 185. 



This plover appears to be rare throughout the stat?. It 

 has not been generally reported, but such reports as have 

 been made indicate that it may be found occasionally every- 

 where except in the south-eastern fifth. Its migrations begin 

 about the middle of April and may continue well toward 

 June. In the autumn they should be found in August and 

 September. 



109. (272..) Charadrius dominicus Miill. 196. 



American Golden Plover. 



Synonyms: Charadrius fulvus var. virginicus, C. pluvialis, C. 



virginicus, C. fulvus. 



Golden Plover, Field Plover, Bull-head Plover, Bull-head, 



Green-hack, Green Plover. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 165, 184. 



From common or even abundant during the spring migra- 

 tions up to the time Dr. Wheaton's work closed, this plover 

 has become hardly more than casual in most sections of the 

 state. It is still found in some numbers occasionally, in 

 spring, in regions where the small lakes are numerous, and 



