igO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



glided from the nest and ran a short distance before flying, occa- 

 sionally drooping her wings and pretending lameness. The nest 

 is a mere cavity in the sand, lined with a few withered leaves and 

 grasses. {Macfarlane.) In June, 1896, this species was found to 

 be common from Moose Factory, James Bay, to Richmond Gulf, 

 Hudson Bay. On the i8th June Mr. A. P. Low found a nest con- 

 taining four eggs. Nest in sand, beside a stone, composed of a 

 little dry grass. This bird was observed throughout the interior 

 of Labrador in summer wherever there were large lakes with 

 sandy shores. {W. Spreadborou^k.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Two specimens, both taken at Indian Head, Assa., by Mr. W! 

 Spreadborough. 



Four eggs taken in Labrador by Mr. A. P. Low, and eight by 

 Mr. Payne in Hudson Strait in the spring of 1885, and others 

 taken at Whale River. 



2Y5. Ring Plover. 



(Egialitis hiaiicula (Linn.) Boie. 1822. 



Breeds generally in Greenland and found on Clavering and 

 Sabine islands ; said to be abundant on the shores of Possession 

 Bay and Regent Inlet. {Arct. Man) This species was observed 

 on August isth, 1886, near a shallow lake, about iioo feet above 

 sea level ; a nest and eggs were found near Godhaven, Greenland, 

 on June 14th, 1880. (Hagerup.) 



me. Little Ring Plover. 



(Egialitis dubia (Scop.) Swinh. 1871. 

 Accidental on the coast of Alaska. {A. 0. U. List.) 



■^11. Piping Plover. 



(Egialitis meloda (Ord) Bonap. 1838. 



This species, besides being a migrant, breeds in suitable places 

 in nearly all the eastern provinces. It was found breeding by 

 Downs at Port Petpiswick, Nova Scotia ; by Bishop, near high 

 water-mark on the Magdalen _ Islands ; and by W. Saunders 

 on Pelee Point, Lake Erie. It is not a widely distributed species 

 and seems to prefer the sea coast. 



