352 CHAEADEIID^. 



1. Charadrius dominicus. 



Le Pluvier dore de S. Bomingue, Briss. Orn. v. p. 48, t. 6. fig. 1 '. 



Charadrius dominicus, P. L. S. Miill. Syst. Nat. Anhang, p. 116 '; Baird, Brew., & Ridgw. Water- 

 Birds N. Amer. i. p. 139'; Ferrari-Perez, Pr. U. S. Nat, Mus. ix. p. 178*; Cherrie, Auk, 

 1892, p. 329 ' ; A. O. U. Check-list N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 99 " j Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 195 '. 

 Charadrius virginicus, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 70'; Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 369' ; Sol. & Salv. Ibis, 

 1859, p. 227 " ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. York, ix. p. 141 " ; v. Frantz. J. f. Om. 1869, p. 378 ". 

 Charadrius hypomelas, Wagler, Isis, 1831, p. 520 ". 



Plil. hiem. Ptilosi Eestivae Squatarolce helvetkce similis, sed notseo aureo-flavo maculato, gastraeo bmimeo lavato, 

 et axiUaribus fumoao-brunneis semper distingnendus : rostro saturate olivaceo ; pedibus plumbeis ; iride 

 saturate brunnea. Long, tota circa 9-5, alae 7-3, caudae 2-6, culm. 1"2, tarsi 1-75. (Descr. femina adnltaB 

 ex Guatemala. Mus. Brit.) 

 Ptil. cestiv. notaeo aureo-flavo maculato ; facie lateral! et corpore subtus nigris ; fronte, supereilio et coUi 

 lateribus conspioue albis. Long, tota circa 9*5, alse 7'0. (Descr. feminse adultae ex Alaska. Mns. 

 nostr.) 



Eab. Aectic Ameeica, except coast of Bering Sea, migrating as far south as Patagonia ^. 

 — Mexico ^^, Jalapa {de Oca ^), Huertas de San Javier, Puebla, Nativitas, Tlaxcala 

 {Ferrari-Perez^) ; Guatemala^, Duefias {0. S."^ ^^); Costa Rica {Carmiol^^), San 

 Jose {v. Prantzius i^, Cherrie ^). — South Amebica generally in winter '' ; Teixidad ^ ; 

 West Indies ^. 



This species occurs in our region as a migrant, passing either to its breeding-grounds 

 in the Arctic Regions, or on its return journey to its winter-quarters in the southern 

 continent. It is much smaller than the Grey Plover, and is always to be recognized 

 by its smoky-grey axillaries. Dr. Bowdler Sharpe ^ considers the American Golden 

 Plover to be identical with C.fulviis of the Old World, but there are slight differences 

 in size and in the proportions of the quills, which have induced some naturalists 

 to treat them as separate races. 



Ferrari-Perez ^ noticed C. dominicus in the State of Puebla in March, and in 

 Tlaxcala in October. Salvin i" records that a few of these birds appeared about the 

 second week in April (in 1858) at Duenas, where they frequented the open pasture- 

 land, and were alwa}s found in company with a flock of Bartram's Sandpiper. In 

 Costa Eica, Mr. Cherrie ^ says that the species was never common at San Jose, but a few 

 individuals were seen between October 20th and December 15th. 



This Plover is found during migration in many of the West-Indian Islands and 

 travels as far south as Patagonia, visiting nearly every portion of the South-American 

 continent. Its habits are similar to those of Squatarola helvetica. 



APHRIZA. 



Aphriza, Audubon, Syn. Birds Amer. p. 225 (1839) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 208 

 (1896). 



This genus contains but a single species, which, from its fonn and general appearance, 



