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Gen. Butorides, Blyth. 
sp. B. vjrescens, lion. Green Heron. 
Not really common; arriving about the 15th of April, and retiring about 
the 1st of October. 
Gen. Nyctiardea, Szv. 
sp. N. gardeni, Bd. Night Heron. 
Another rather uncommon species, seen only in spring. Arrives about the 
20th of April. It probably breeds here. 
Fam. Charadridae. 
Gen. Charadrius. Linn. 
sp. C. virginicus, Borck. Golden Plover. 
Common in fall migration from September 1st until into October. Breed 
still farther north. 
Gen. Aegialites, Bole. 
sp. A. vociferus, Cassin. Killdeer Plover. 
Common from the 20th of March till the 15th of October. 
sp. A. semi-palmatus, Cab. King Plover. 
Not rare in autumnal migration. 
Gen. Squatarola, Cuv. 
sp. S. helvetica, Cuv. Black-bellied Plover. 
Another rather common fall migrant. 
Fam. Haematopodidae. 
Gen. Strepsilas, III. 
sp. S. interpres. III. Turnstone. 
Rather rare; arrives about the 1st of May and shortly passes on to the north 
to breed. 
Fam. Recurvirostridae, 
Gen. Recurvirostsa, Linn. 
sp. R. americana, Ome. American Avoset. 
Not common, but occasionally found in migration, latter part of May and 
late in August. 
Gen. Himantopus, Bris. 
sp. H. nigricollis, Viel. Black-necked Stilt. 
Occasionally met in autumn. 
Fam. Phalaropodidae. 
Gen. Phalaropus, Bri*. 
sp. P. wilsonii, Sab. Wilson’s Phalarope. 
Summer resident, breeding here; arrives late in May, and departs early in 
September. 
sp. P. hyperboreas, Temm. Northern Phalarope. 
Much the same as Wilsonii. 
