456 EUDEOMIAS MONTANUS, MOUNTAIN PLOVER. 



small blackish-brown dots and specks, but no spots of any size nor scratchy lines; the 

 largest markings observed scarcely exceed a pin's bead. T)io dotting; is sometimes ex- 

 tremely fine, mere jjoiuts, and with it appe.-ir to be iilways mingled a few obscure 

 .fhell-markings of lilac or lavender. The ei,'K appears to lie about of the same size 

 (cai)aeity) as that of thi; Ringneck, but is nitlier lc:;9 elonj^ate and jioiriti^d. Several 

 specimens measure : 1.30 by 1.00; 1.2.0 by O.'X, ; 1.25 by 1.00 ; 1.20 by O.'Xt,' &e. 



The following North American species of this genus have not been found in the 

 Missouri region : 



.^GiALiTis WILSONIA, (Ord,) Casein. 



CharadriiiH v:ihoiiiiiH, 0];i), ed. Wils. ix, 1825, 77, pi. 73, fig. 5.— Br., Syn. 29R.— NUTT., 

 Man. ii, IK'A, 21.— AUD., O. B. iii, lrj:i.O, T.;-. v, 1839, i')77; pi. 2H4 ; K.yn. 1839, 

 2-23; B. Am. v, H42, 214, pi. 319.— Gu:., B. L. I. 1844, '2I(i.— Pkab., J;ep. Om. 

 Mas8.'l8:i9, 360 ("Nahant, Aug. 1838").— Li.nsi,., Am. .Journ. 8ci. xliv, 18i:i, 265 

 (Connecticut).— PijT.n-., Pr. Ess. lust, i, 18.Vi, 224 (quotes Ftahody). 



JEfiiulili:!! -iriUoniun, Bl'., List, 18.'!8, 45. 



0/:l(flioiliomu8 wilminus, Ki;icn., .Sy.st. Av. 18.',3, p. xviii. — Allen, Pr. Ess. Inst, iv, 1864, 

 8(j (Massachusetts; quotes I'eabodi)). — Allen, Am. Nat. iii, 1870, 637. 



MyialiliH wihoiiinn, Cass., Baird's Ji. N. A. 18.58, 693. — Sam., iJescr. Cat. B. Mass. ii, 

 ("couimou, spring and fall"?).— DJ'.k.ss., Ibis, 1866, 34 ('i'exasj, — Lawk., Ann. 

 Lye. N. Y. viii, 1866, 294 (Long Island).- COUES, Pr. liss. liist. v, ]8i;8, 291 

 (Connecticut, Livuley, and (?)Ma8saelinsetts, I'aihtiili), iSmniidh — amislake?)- — 

 CouES, Pr. Best. S(«;. xii, 1868, ];J2 (South C:iroliii:i j.— T(;i;mj., B. E. P:i. 1869, 

 28 (New .Jersey, rather rare). — Coi.ks, Am. Nat. iii, 1869, 337 (biograjijjy and 

 e;,'(;s). — Ali,i;,S', Bull. M. C. Z. ii, 1871, '.',hU (Florida, wintering). — CouKS, Key, 

 1872, 244. 



CharadriuH crassiroslria, Splx;, Av. Bras, ii, 1825, 77, pi. 94 (cf. i'F.i./.., Om. Bras. 1870,297). 



JETah. — Atlantic and Gulf coasts. United States. North to Long Island and Oonnecti- 

 cnt, prehably to Massaeljusetts, but rare beyond New .lersey . Also on the Pacilie side 

 to Calil'omia(?)- Middle and South America and West Imiies C(/nba, Cm;., J. f. 0. iv, 

 i'i4; Lah.'iiiias, Bry., Pr. Bo.st. 8oe. vii, 1850; Saint Thomas, Ca.s.S., Pr. Pliila. Acad. 

 ]8f;0, :578; <;uatemala and Honduras, Salv., Ibis, 1366, 197; Venezuela, Sci.. & Salv., 

 P. Z. S. 1808, 169; Brazil, Si-ix; Pklz., Orn. Bras. 297). 



iEfiiALiTls ciXTiANA var. NIVCSA, (Camiln,) liidgway, 



JEfjialilin (LfiumpolinH) nirona, Cass., Baird's B. N. A. ]8.'8, 696 (San J'raiieiseo, G'al.). — 

 CouKS, Iliis, 1866. 274 (San Pedro, Cal.).— (?)Salv., Ibis, 1866, 196 (Chiapam).— 

 Sc;,. & Salv., P. Z, S. Ir;!;-, 176 (Islay, Peruj. — Lawi;., Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix, 186rt, 

 209 (Yucatan). 



Charadrius r:antianm, Heep.m., P. R. K. Kep. x, 18.'9, pt. vi, 64. 



JUriialifin cantianm, Cours, Key, 1^72, 245. 



Jli'jial itin 'Mittiamts var. nivosus, ItiDGW., Am. Xat. viii, 1874, 109. — CouK.s, Check-list, 

 Ai>p. No. 401. 



Hab. — Coa.st of California, and southward to Peru. East probably to the Rocky 

 Mountains, Utah, Itreeding {I:ld;/ii:aij). 



MaiAnns jiicnoKiiYNcnA, liidgway. 



^gialHis mi/roijiiiiulins, RluGW., Am. Nat. viii, 1874, 109 (San Franci»co).^Coi;E.s, 

 Check-list, No. 400i(«. 



Rah. — Coast of California. 



EUDIiOMIAS .MONTANUS, (Towns.) Ilarting. 



Lloantain Plover. 



CharadriiiH montanm, Tovv.vs., Journ. A. X. S. vii, 1837, YU: Narr. 1^.!9, 319.— Ai:i)., Orn. 

 BioK. iv, 1^538, ."//i, pi. 350 : Syn. 1839, 22:3; B. Am. v, 1842, 213, pi. 3J8. 



' TIjc eggs of the Sijowy Plover {A. nixom of Cassiu) are much like those of J. me- 

 lo:a, bein^^ of about the same size, and having the same lighr, jrround and fine mark- 

 ings. The markings, however, are more nnmerons and scratchy, comparing with those 

 of meloda in this respect, much as the ef,'(;s of the Killdeer do wit b those of the Kingnexk. 

 The coloration is very nearly as in xrilitonia, though the size is mnch less. Two eggs 

 mea.snre each 1.20 by 0.90 ; these were from a set of three taken by I)r. Cooper, May ^ 

 1862, at S;ir] Pedro, .Southern California, where, aa I found the species in November, it 

 is probably resident. Another egg, in the Smithsonian collection, wa.s procured by Mr. 

 Hepburn at San Francisco. 



