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Shore-Birds, Gulls, Auks, etc.: Order Charadriiformes . 247 
Plovers, etc.: Family Charadriidae. 247 
Plovers: Subfamily Charadriinae . . 247 
Snowy Plover: Charadrius nivosus. .. 247 
Mountain Plover: Eupoda montana . 249 
Killdeer: Oxyechus vociferus vociferus . 250 
American Black-bellied Plover: Squatarola squatarola. 254 
Snipes, Sandpipers, etc.: Family Scolopacidae . 255 
Snipes: Subfamily Scolopacinae . 256 
Wilson Snipe: Capella delicata . 256 
Curlews, etc.: Subfamily Numeniinae. .. 258 
Long-billed Curlew: Numenius americanus americanus .. 258 
Canadian Curlew: Numenius americanus occidentalis . 261 
Hudsonian Curlew: Numenius hudsonicus . 261 
Eskimo Curlew: Phaeopus borealis . 261 
Upland Plover: Bartramia longicauda . 262 
Spotted Sandpiper: Actitis macularia. . .. . 264 
Solitary Sandpiper: Tringa solitaria solitaria .. 266 
Western Solitary Sandpiper: Tringa solitaria cinnamomea. 266 
Western Willet: Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus . 267 
Greater Yellow-legs: Totanus melanoleucus . 268 
Yellow-legs: Totanus flavipes . 270 
Sandpipers: Subfamily Calidrinae . 271 
Pectoral Sandpiper: Pisobia melanotos . 271 
White-rumped Sandpiper: Pisobia fuscicollis . 273 
Baird Sandpiper: Pisobia bairdi . 273 
Least Sandpiper: Pisobia minutilla . 275 
Long-billed Dowiteher: Limnodronnis griseus scolopaceus . 277 
[Stilt Sandpiper: Micropalama himantopus] . 278 
Western Sandpiper: Ereunetes mauri. 278 
Sanderling: Crocethia alba . 280 
Avocets and Stilts: Family Itecurvirostridae. 280 
American Avocet: Recurvirostra americana . 281 
Black-necked Stilt: Himantopus mexicanus. 283 
Phalaropes: Family Phalaropodidae. 285 
Northern Phalarope: Lobipes lobatus. 285 
Wilson Phalarope: Steganopus tricolor. 287 
Gulls and Terns: Family Laridae. 289 
Gulls: Subfamily Larinae . 289 
Ring-billed Gull: Larus delawarensis. 289 
Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla . 291 
Franklin Gull: Larus pipixean . 291 
Heermann Gull: Larus lieermanni . 292 
Sabine Gull: Xema sabini. 293 
Terns: Subfamily Sterninae . 293 
Forster Tern: Sterna forsteri. 293 
American Black Tern: Chlidonias nigra surinamensis. 294 
Pigeons, Doves, etc.: Order Columbiformes . 296 
Pigeons and Doves: Family Columbidae. 296 
Band-tailed Pigeon: Columba fasciata fasciata. 296 
Western Mourning Dove: Zenaidura macroura marginella. 299 
Western White-winged Dove: Melopclia asiatica mearnsi . 303 
Mexican Ground Dove: Chamaepelia passerina pallescens. 305 
Inca Dove: Scardafella inca . 306 
Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, etc.: Order Psittaciformes . 306 
Parrots and Paroquets: Family Psittacidae. 306 
Thick-billed Parrot: Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha. 306 
