AVES. 87 



LIMICOLAE. 



CHARADRIIDAE. 



X. H. — Rare migrant and accidental winter resident (1888-89); 

 formerly rare summer resident. 



Vt. — Rare migrant and summer resident (Lake Champlain). 



Mass. — Rare migrant and summer resident; accidental winter 

 resident (1888-89). :Mar. 1-Dec. 15 (^-inter). Eggs, Maj 30. 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident; acci- 

 dental winter resident in 1888-89. Mar.-Dec. (winter). Eggs, 

 May 10-31. 



Coxx. — Rare migrant and summer resident, formerly more 

 plentiful. (Feb. 24) late INIar.-May; summer. Eggs, June 6. 



166. Aegialitis semipaoiata (Bonaparte) Bonaparte. 

 Semipalmated plover; Little ring-neck; Ring-neck. 



Charadrius semi pal mat us Bonap., Journ. acad. nat. sci. Phila., 

 1825, vol. 5, p. 98. Based on Wilson: "New Jersey." Audubon, 

 Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, p. 218, pi. 320. 



Sandy beaches and salt-marsh fiats; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common migrant; mainly coastwise. May-(June 22); 

 July 29-Sept. 



X. H.^ Common migrant, mainly coastwise. 



Vt. — Rare migrant. 



ISLiss. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. Late April-June 

 14 (June 26); July 12-Oct. 28. 



R. I. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. April 19-May 15; 

 July 6-Sept. 25. 



Coxx. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. ]May 17- June; 

 July-Sept. 



167. Aegialitis meloda (Orel) Bonaparte. 



Piping plover; Clam-bird; Mourning-bird; Pale ring-neck; 

 Ring-neck. 



Charadrius melodus Ord, Wilson's Amer. ornith., 1824, vol. 7, 



