435 Gilman GOLDEN PROVER (D) 1931 July 20, Teller Mission, Port Clarence, Alaska. Assoc. wide flat gravelly creek bed thru dry bare country. at least a half dozen of these birds hung around the scanty trickle of water. Generally flew ahead of me, well out of range, uttering clear lisping whistles & shrill trills. Black belly & long pointed wings conspicuous. Tigata, Point-Hope, Alaska. August. 19. Noticed today for the first time and in considerable numbers. Generally went in pairs; saw one flock of eight. Fed on the gravelly tundra and along the shallow ponds. Black bellies gone - no call notes heard. Not wary. They were a dignified birds as they feed, walking slowly and picking up the food with evident discrimination. Their flight is straight, swift and strong. August 22 Common over the sand & gravel sections of the tundra & along the ponds & sloughs. Have a clear melodious call whistle of two notes.