92 MC ILWliAITII, 



l()2. JSTt/cliardea Gardeni Baird. Night Heron. 

 Coainaon in certain localities ; not generally distribnted, 



163. Ibis Oi'dli Bonap. Glossy Ibis. 

 A pair shot near Hamilton in May, 1857. 



164. Charadrius virginicus Borck. Golden Plover. 

 Spring and autumn visitant, in small flocks. 



165. ^giilitis vociferiis Cas.sin. Kildeer Plover. 

 Summer resident. Not numerous. 



166. u3^jialitis melodus Cab. Piping Plover. 

 Rather rare. Several specimens procured near Toronto 



by Mr Passmore. [Plover. 



167. JEgialitis semijjcdmatus Cab. Semipalmated 

 Spring and autumn visitant. Common. 



168. Squatarola helvetica Cvv. Black-bellied Plover. 

 Spring and autumn visitant. Not numerous. 



169. Strepdlas interprex, Illig. Turnstone. 

 Common in spring and fall for a short time. 



170. Rejurvirostra amencana Gm. American A voset. 

 Three specimens procured by Mr. Passmore, near To- 

 ronto, in 1864. It has also been found at Rondeau, on the 

 shore of Lake Erie. [Phalarope. 



171. Phalaro^jus hyperhoreiis Tejvim. Northern 

 Rather rare ; occasional in the fall. 



172. Philohela minor Gray. American Woodcock. 

 Common summer resident. 



173. Gallinago Wilsonii Temm. English Snipe. 

 Abundant in spring and fall. [Snipe. 



174. Macrorhamphus griseus Leach. Red-breasted 

 Rather rare ; occasional in spring. 



175. Tringa canutus Linn. Robin Snipe. 

 Occasional in spring. [piper. 



176. Pelidna americana Coupes. Red-backed Sand- 

 This is the Black-heart Plover of sportsmen. It arrives 



from the south regularly about the Queen's birth-day (May 

 24th) , and sometimes in such numbers as to aiford good 

 sport on that holiday. I have known seventy-six knocked 

 over with two l)arrels, they were ranged on a partially sub- 

 merged log near the water edge, and at such an angle with 

 tlie position of the gunner that scarceh^ a bird escaped. 



