CONTENTS. v ii 



FAMILY XXXIV. GRUIN^. CRANES. - - - - 187 



Genus I. Grits. Crane. 187 



Whooping Crane, - Grits americana, - - - 18S 



FAMILY XXXV. CHARADRIIN^. PLOVERS. - - 197 



Genus I. Charadrius. Plover. 198 



Black-bellied Plover, - - Charadrius Helveticus, - 199 



American Golden Plover, - - marmoratus, - 203 



Kildeer Plover, - vociferus, - - 207 



Rocky-Mountain Plover, - - montanus, - - 213 



Wilson's Plover, - Wilsonius, - - 214 



American Ring Plover, - - semipalmatus, - 218 



Piping Plover, - melodus, - - 223 



Genus II. Aphriza. Surf-bird. - 227 



Townsend's Surf-bird, - - Aphriza Townsendi, - - 228 



Genus III. Strepsilas. Turnstone. 230 



Turnstone, - Strepsilas Interpres, - - 231 



Genus IV. KLematopus. Oyster-catcher. - 236 



American Oyster-catcher, - - Hasmatopus palliatus, - - 236 



Bachman's Oyster-catcher, - Bachmani, - 243 



Townsend's Oyster-catcher, - Tuwnsendi, - 245 



FAMILY XXXVI. SCOLOPACIN^i. SNIPES. - - - 247 



Genus I. Tringa. Sandpiper. - 247 



Bartramian Sandpiper, - - Tringa Bartramia, - - 248 



Knot or Ash-coloured or Red-breast- ) . 7 -,. n - A 



ed Sandpiper, - - - \ islandzca, - - - 254 



Pectoral Sandpiper, - pectoralis, - - 259 



Purple Sandpiper, - marilima, - - 261 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper, - - rufescens, - 264 



Red-backed Sandpiper, - - alpina, - 266 



