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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 ~\ 1, 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 Yermillion, 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 Augelo, Tex., August 20. At Fernwood, 111., 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. Pare in 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 found 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 ° 7 

 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 



