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where it is resident, and occasionally is found in winter in southern 
Illinois. Colonel Goss states that in Kansas it is a rare summer 
resident, but a common migrant. Mr. Lloyd says that in Texas it 
winters in Concho county, but not in Tom Green county. It migrates 
early, and March 11, 1884, at Darlington, Ind. Ter., hundreds were seen 
in three flocks. For a few days it flew east and northeast at night, 
and in the opposite direction in the morning. April 3 it reached Alda, 
Nebr., and two days later Vermillion, Dak.; April 16 it reached Ar- 
gusville, Dak., and April 24 Menoken, Dak. By May 4 it had come to 
Larimore, Dak.; and May 9 was reported from Oak Point, Manitoba. 
It passed Saint Louis April 1, and through central Iowa April 15. 
During the winter of 1884~85 the Long-billed Curlew remained at 
Eagle Pass, Tex., where it was seen January 7 and February 9. 
In the spring migration of 1885, from April 10 to April 15, it was 
noted at Emporia, Kans.; Emmetsburgh, Iowa; Heron Lake, Minn.; 
Grand View, Dak., and Huron, Dak. It reached Larimore, Dak., April 
26. In the fall of 1885, the returning flocks appeared at Emporia, Kans., 
August 5, and at San Angelo, Tex., August 20. At Fernwood, IIL, the 
last were seen October 13. 
265. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. [559.] Hudsonian Curlew. 
A common migrant in most parts of the Mississippi Valley, winter. 
ing in the Southern States. Rarein Kansas (Goss). It does not breed 
within our limits. The only record received came from Heron Lake, 
Minn., May 1, 1884. 
266. Numenius borealis (Forst.). [560.] Eskimo Curlew. 
The most abundant of the three Curlews. Migrates through the Mis- 
sissippi Valley in immense numbers, but does not stay to breed or to 
winter. In the spring of 1884 the first came to Saint Louis, Mo., and to 
Caddo, Ind. Ter., March 25, and the prairies were fairly alive with them 
at Caddo, April 2. On the same day they were noted from Wise county, 
Tex., and Alda, Nebr. April 3 fouud a few at Heron Lake, Minn., and 
the bulk arrived at Vermillion, Dak., May 3. 
In the spring of 1885 the first Eskimo Curlew appeared at Gaines- 
ville, Tex., March 7; one was found in the Saint Louis market April 6; 
they reached Emporia, Kans., April 13, and Heron Lake, Minn., April 
24. 
270. Charadrius squatarola (Linn.). [513.] Black-bellied Plover. 
‘This species is more numerous along the coast of the United States 
than it is in the interior, but it has been found throughout the Missis- 
sippi Valley and in Manitoba during its migrations. It breeds in the 
far North. In most of the State lists it is marked rare, but we have 
several records of its occurrence in anything but small numbers. The 
most interesting came from Alda, Nebr., whence Mr. Powell writes: 
“In southeastern Nebraska it is usually rare, but May 21, 1883, I saw 
thousands of them on the Platte river. The weather had been rainy 
