Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 429 



Adult in winter: Similar, but the black marking replaced by 

 brownish or gray. 



Length, 6.80; wing, 4.75; tarsus, .93; bill, .50. 



The Semipalmated Plover or "Ring-neck" is common in Illinois 

 and Wisconsin during migrations and a few birds remain during the 

 summer. Mr. Nelson obtained specimens near Chicago, July ist. 



Kumlien and HoUister state: "Numbers remain about the larger 

 lakes and Lake Michigan during the summer. We procured the young 

 still unable to fly at Lake Koshkonong on one occasion." (Birds of 

 Wisconsin, 1903, p. 54. ) It will be noted that the nest and eggs have 

 not actually been found. 



138. iEgialitis meloda (Ord).. 

 Piping Plover. 

 Local name: White Ring-neck. 



Distr.: Eastern North America, breeding from northern Illinois and 

 Virginia northward to- Labrador, Newfoundland, Lake Winnipeg, 

 and Assiniboia. 



Adult in summer: Upper parts, ashy; forehead, white, separated 

 from the ash color of the head by a narrow patch of black; a band on 



the side of the breast, black; under 

 parts and a ring around the neck, 

 white. 



Adult in winter: Similar to the 

 summer plumage, but the black 

 marking replaced by grayish buff, 

 or ashy gray, instead of black; bill, 

 orange at base, tipped with black. 

 Length, 7.20; wing, 4.80; tar- 

 sus, .90; bill, .50 



The Piping Plover occurs more 

 or less commonly during the mi- 

 grations in Illinois and Wisconsin, and a few remain as summer 

 residents and breed. 



Nelson found it breeding commonly on the flat, pebbly beach 

 between the sand dunes and the shore of Lake Michigan. Mr. John F. 

 Ferry procured young birds unable to fly at Beach, Lake County, 

 Illinois, in June, 1906, and Mr. F M. Woodruff found it breeding and 

 took a set of eggs at Millers, Indiana, June 13, 1902 (Birds of the 

 Chicago Area, 1907, p. 81). Kumlien and Hollister state that it 

 formerly bred in Wisconsin, about Lake Koshkonong and near She- 



