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part of the state. His stay in the autumn is determined by 
weather conditions, but he is usually to be found until the 
first of November, and sometimes well toward the close of 
that month. 
111. (274.) AEcrIaLiTis semrpaLmata Bonap. 198. 
Semipalmated Plover. 
Synonyms: Charadrius semipalmatus. 
Ring-neck, Ring Plover, Semipalmated Ring Plover. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 168, 184. 
This little plover is far more common in autumn than in 
spring, and Dr. Wheaton records it but once in spring at 
Columbus—May, 1880. It is not uncommon at the lake 
shore in autumn, from the last week in July until the mid- 
dle of September. It often associates with Killdeer and the 
Sanderlings, but in flight flocks separately. It is generally 
seen in small flocks, but single individuals are sometimes 
found on the lake shore as well as on the smaller ponds. 
Its single black breast band easily distinguishes it from 
Killdeer if its smaller size does not. -I have never seen it 
feeding except at the water’s edge or among the recently 
thrown-up wash on the shore. Its food seems to be largely 
insects and small mollusks. 
112. (277.) AEGIALITIs MELoDA (Ord). 199. 
Piping Plover. 
Synonyms: Charadrius melodus, Agialitis melodus. 
Ring-neck. 
Kirtland, Am. Journal Sci. and Arts, XL, 1841, 24. 
It seems more than likely that the A. O. U. committee 
will finally reduce this and the next form to one species, but 
in the absence of legislation it seems necessary to include both 
forms. The interrupted black breast band of this form and 
the continuous breast band of the subspecies, .a difference 
upon which the subdivision of the species was largely based, 
does not seem to be a good character. 
Reports of the occurrence of this small plover are meager 
Dr. Langdon and Mr. Dury report it from Cincinnati, Prof. 
