Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast

by Harry Thom Payne

Order, LIMICOLAE

Family CHARADRIDAE - Plovers

Genus		Species		Common Names		Range and Breeding Grounds
Charadrius		squatarola		Black-bellied plover		From Mexico north. Breeds from Oregon north to Alaska.
		dominicus		Golden plover		Only an occasional migrant.
Aegialitis		semipalmata		Ring-necked plover		From Alaska south to Lower California. Breeds in its northern range.
		nivosa		Snowy plover		From Central California south to Lower California and Mexico. Breeds throughout its range.
		montana		Mountain plover		Interior plains of California and Arizona. Breeds in the mountain valleys.
		wilsonia		Wilson's plover		From Oregon south to Mexico. Breeds throughout its range.

Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE - Avocets and Stilts

Genus		Species		Common Names		Range and Breeding Grounds
Recurvirostra		americana		Avocet		From Mexico north to California. Breeds from Eastern Oregon south.
Himantopus		mexicanus		Black-necked stilt		From Mexico to Southern California. Breeds near the mountain lakes.

THE GAME FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST