. North American shore birds; a history of the snipes, sandpipers, plovers and their allies, inhabiting the beaches and marshes of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the prairies and the shores of the inland lakes and rivers of the North American continent . , but the specimensgrade regularly into the present subspecies. In theinterior of Alaska it would appear that the first-men-tioned bird is the only one found. The Pacific GoldenPlover, or the Asiatic form of the American bird,occurs on the islands of Behring Sea from the FurSeal to St. Lawrence Island, and Murdoch states thatall the Golden P
. North American shore birds; a history of the snipes, sandpipers, plovers and their allies, inhabiting the beaches and marshes of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the prairies and the shores of the inland lakes and rivers of the North American continent . , but the specimensgrade regularly into the present subspecies. In theinterior of Alaska it would appear that the first-men-tioned bird is the only one found. The Pacific GoldenPlover, or the Asiatic form of the American bird,occurs on the islands of Behring Sea from the FurSeal to St. Lawrence Island, and Murdoch states thatall the Golden Plover obtained at Point Barrow be-longed to the American species. The range of this birdon the Alaskan coast cannot be said to have been sat-isfactorily settled as yet. Its habits are like those of theAmerican Golden Plover. CHARADRIUS DOMINICUS FULVUS. Habitat.—Asia and islands in Pacific Ocean, Prybilof Island and coast ofAlaska. In winter to India, China, and Australia. Breeds in Eastern Si-beria from the valley of the Yenisei to the Pacific. Adult.—Almost identical with the American Golden Plover, but moregolden above and slightly smaller, the average of twenty-four specimensbeing, wing, culmen, ,92; tarsus, ; middle toe, .90. 174. 56. Killdeer Plover. i KILLDEER PLOVER. ONE of the most beautiful of all the species, theKilldeer Plover, or, as it is frequently called, Kill-dee, as an article of food is practically is distributed generally throughout the limits of theUnited States, and while not uncommon along thecoast, it is more numerous in the interior. It passesnearly all its time upon the ground, walks and runs withease and considerable grace, and is constantly in motion,uttering its plaintive cry, which resembles the syllablesthat form its trivial name. It likes to linger aroundpools and the banks of streams, and feeds upon worms,insects, larvae, and small Crustacea, and is often seenrunning over plowed ground in search of whateverinsects may
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