Birds of Clay County, South Dakota 327 



Marbled Goclwit (Liiiiosa feiloa). — A rare visitor; formerly coui- 

 mou. 



Hiiclsouiau Goclwit (Liniosa li ae mast lea) . — A rare but regular mi- 

 grant. 



Greater Yellow-legs (Totanus mclanoleuciis). — A common mi- 

 grant. 



Yellow-legs (Tot amis, ffavipes). — A very common migrant. 



Solitary Sandpiper (Helodromas solitariiis solitariiis). — A fairly 

 common migrant. Absent in summer, only a short time in June. 



Western Willet (Catoptroplioriis semipalinatiis iriornatiis). — A 

 common migrant. 



Upland Plover (Bartraiuia Ungicauda). — Tolerably freciuent in 

 summer. 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper {Tryngltes suhriificoUis) .-^" An abundant 

 spring migrant," Agersborg. Seen only a few times. 



Spotted Sandpiper (Act it is Diactilariiis) . — A fairly common mi- 

 grant. 



Long-billed Curlew (yiimenius americaniis). — Reported by Agers- 

 borg as formerly a rare breeder. At present a very rare migrant. 



Black-bellied Plover (Squatarola squatarola). — Occasionally a 

 common migrant. 



Golden Plover (Cliaradriiis domlnicus doininiciis). — A rare spring 

 migrant. 



Killdeer (Oxyechus vocifcriis). — A very abundant summer resi- 

 dent ; arriving before the middle of March and departing in No- 

 vember. 



Semipalmated Plover {Aegialitis semipalinata). — A very common 

 migrant. 



Piping Plover (Aegialitis meloda). — A tolerably frequent migrant. 



Ruddy Turnstone (Arenai'Wt interpres morinella). — A small flock 

 was seen on Rose Lake in May, 1912, and in May, 1913. 



Bob-white (Colinus virginianus virginianiis). — A fairly common 

 resident. 



Prairie Chicken (Typanuchus amerieanus americaniis) . — An abun- 

 dant winter visitant and rare nester, 



Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse (P-edioecetes pliasianelliis campes- 

 tris). — Irregular; abundant during some winters, while during oth- 

 ers it is absent. 



Wild Turkey (Jleleagris galloparo silvestris). 



Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorins). — Both of these game 

 birds were reported by Agersborg to be rare Ijreeders here in the 

 seventies. 



Western Mourning Dove {Zcnaidiira macroiira marginella). — An 

 abundant summer resident. Sometime.s remains until December. 



