I 7 ° A Pioneer History oe Becker County. 
82. Belted Piping Plover ( JEgialitis mcloda circumcincta ). 
Like the last may be encountered during migration and 
possibly breeding. 
83. Turnstone (Arenaria morinella). 
May be looked for as a very rare migrant. F. H. Brackett 
reports seeing a “bunch of four” near Detroit in May, 
1883. 
84. Bob-white, Quail ( Co linns virginianus). 
Mr. D. W. Meeker, of Moorehead, states that this bird 
has of late years become a permanent resident in moderate 
numbers in the southern part of Becker County. This is 
probably the most northern locality for the state. 
85. Canada Grouse, Spruce Partridge ( Dendragapus canadensis ). 
Found in the evergreen forests of the county. 
86. RuEFEd Grouse, “Pheasant,” “Partridge” ( Bonasa umbellus 
togata). 
A common bird of the forests, disappearing all too rapidly 
with the destruction of its haunts. 
87. Prairie Hen, Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken ( Tympana - 
chits americanus). 
This bird has extended its range northwestward until it 
is now found in almost all parts of Minnesota, where the 
character of the surface is suited to its wants. It reached 
the western part of Minnesota twenty-five or thirty years 
ago. 
88. Sharp-tailed Grouse, “Prairie Chicken” (. Pedioecetes phasi- 
anellus campestris ). 
This was the original Prairie Chicken of the western part 
of our state. It is rather more frequently found among 
scattered timber and in brushland than the Pinnated 
Grouse. 
89. Passenger Pigeon, Wild Pigeon ( Bctopistcs migratorius ). 
Formerly an abundant bird throughout all the wood¬ 
lands of the state, now probably entirely extinct every¬ 
where. Brackett reports seeing near Detroit in May, 1883, 
“a few small flocks,” and adds that it was “very abundant 
a little later.” 
90. Mourning Dove, Carolina Dove (. Zenaidura macroura ). 
A common bird, often mistaken, when in flocks, for the 
last species, accounting for some of the reports of the lat¬ 
ter bird being seen during late years. 
