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157. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. 



Now rather uncommon, probably never abundant. INIarch 7 

 (Rockawav) to Xov. 10 (Rockawav). It has been recorded 

 here in every month and is probably a rare summer resident. 



158. .ffigialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover; Ring- 

 neck. 



Abundant transient visitant. April 29 (Rockaway) to June 4 

 (Sheepshead Bay) July 15 ( Amity ville) to Sept. 18 ( Amity ville). 



159. .ffigialitis meloda. Piping Plover. 



Rare transient visitant and summer resident. ]March 24 

 (Shinnecock Bay, 1884, Dutcher, Auk, ii, p. 373) to Sept. 

 3 (Rockaway). The writer found it nesting at Ram Island 

 Shoals, June 19, 1902. 



160. .ffigialitis meloda circumcincta. Belted Piping Plover. 

 The only recorded instance of the occurrence of this form 



is that of a specimen shot at Rockaway Beach, Apr. 30, 1873 

 (C. H. Eagle, Bull X. 0. C, iii, 1878,^ p. 94) though individ- 

 uals of A . meloda are frequently seen, closely approaching this 

 subspecies. 



161. Ochthodromas wilsoni. Wilson's Plover. 



Rare transient visitant. Three were taken at Far Rockaway, 

 May 17, 1879, by N. T. Lawrence, {Auk, ii, 1885, p. 273); one 

 at Shinnecock Bay, May 16, 1884, (Dutcher, Auk, iii, p. 438); 

 and one at Good Ground, May 28, 1879 (Dutcher, Bull. X. 0. 

 C, iv, 1879, 242). 



162. Arenaria interpres. Turnstone. 



Rather common transient visitant. ^lay 1 (Rockaway) 

 to June 5 (Rockaway); August 3 (^Nlontauk) August 7 (Rock- 

 away) to Sept. 14 (Rockaway). Also called by the names of 

 ^'Brant Bird," ''Calico-back" and ''Calico Plover" on Lono^ 

 Island though at Shinnecock we have heard it named "Beach 

 Plover" and at Montauk, " Sea Quail." 



