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U. S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS-ZOOLOGY-GENERAL REPORT 
Oxyechus, Reich. 1 
AEGIALITIS VOCIFERUS, (Linn.) Cass in. 
Kill-deer. 
Charadrius veciferus, Linn, Syst. Nat. I, 176G, 253— VVils Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 73; fig. pi. lix.— Nutt. Man. II, 
22.— Aud. Orn. Biog. Ill, 1835, 191: V, 577; pi. 225 — Ib. Syn. 222.— Ib. Birds Am. V, 1842, 
207, pi. 317. 
A'gialles vociferus, Bon. List, 1838. 
Oxyechus vociferus, Reich. Syst. Av. 1853, pi. xviii. 
Charadrius torquahis, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 17C6, 255. 
. Charadrius jamaicensis, Gm. I, 1788, G85. 
Figures.—Catesby’s Carolina, Birds, pi. 71.— Buff. PI. Enl.286 — Wilson’s Am. Orn. VII, pi. 59, fig. 6.— Aud. B. of Am. 
pi. 225, oct. ed. V. pi. 317. 
Sp. Cii.—W ings long, reaching to the end of the tail, which is also rather long. Head above and upper parts of body light 
brown with a greenish tinge, rump and upper tail coverts rufous, lighter on the latter. Front and lines over and under the eyp, 
white, another band of black in front above the white band ; stripe from the base of the bill towards the occiput, brownish 
black; ring encircling the neck and wide band on the breast, black ; throat white, which color extends upwards around the 
neck ; other under parts white. Quills brownish black with about half of their inner webs white, shorter primaries with a large 
spot of white on their outer webs, secondaries widely tipped or edged with white. Tail feathers pale rufous at base ; the four 
middle, light olive brown tipped with white and with a wide subterminal band of black ; lateral feathers widely tipped with 
white. Entire upper plumage frequently edged and tipped with rufous. Very young, have upper parts light gray with a 
longitudinal band on the head and back black ; under parts white. Total length about 9§ inches, wing 6| ; tail 3| inches. 
Hub. —North America to the Arctic regions, Mexico, South America. 
From its peculiar note, tlie “Killdeer” is one of the few birds of our country known to all 
classes and ages of the people. It is common throughout North America, wandering apparently 
in the winter season into the southern division of this continent, and to the islands of both the 
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig’l 
No. 
Collected by— 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
Remarks. 
1871 
3 
April 7,1844 
S. F. Baird. 
10.00 
20.00 
6.25 
7fim 
5499 
Lt. Warren. 
9.50 
20.00 
6.75 
9054 
3 
10.00 
20.50 
6.25 
ish; bill black. 
QO^R 
O 
July 30,1857 
10.75 
20.50 
7.00 
8188 
3 
.do. 
Win. M. Magravv... 
11.25 
20.25 
6.75 
£591 
9.75 
18.75 
6.50 
4646 
White river, Neb. 
May 12,1856 
5498 
3 
10.00 
21.25 
6.87 
5759 
3 
July 19,1856 
122 
W. S. Wood. 
5751 
3 
Aug. 10,1856 
239 
5756 
126 
5753 
o 
July 3,1856 
61 
V 
VV. of Fort Riley. 
OO 3 
Aug. —,1856 
213 
3797 
Mar. —,1850 
5093 
122 
11.00 
20.50 
7.00 
4181 
3 
9.00 
19.00 
6.25 
’ 
Dr. Swift,U.S.A 
6590 
hausen. 
36 
6588 
3 
5=i8R 
R. D. Cutts. 
5Q85 
3 
.do. 
366 
9 40 
18.80 
6592 
Dec. —,1826 
8 
10.12 
20.00 
1 Oxyechus, Reich. Syst. Av. 1853, Introd. xviii. 
