. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 254 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK sandpipers by their shorter bills. All but the Black- bellied Plover have a habit of bobbing the head as they stand. Piping Plovek. ^gialitis meloda Bill .50 Ad. ?. —Forehead, throat, a,nd ring around neck white ; for- ward part of crown black ; a partial ring, broken in the middle of the breast, Uack; rest of upper p
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 254 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK sandpipers by their shorter bills. All but the Black- bellied Plover have a habit of bobbing the head as they stand. Piping Plovek. ^gialitis meloda Bill .50 Ad. ?. —Forehead, throat, a,nd ring around neck white ; for- ward part of crown black ; a partial ring, broken in the middle of the breast, Uack; rest of upper parts light brownish-gray ; tip of tail black; breast and belly white ; base of bill orange, tip black; feet yellow. Ad. ?. — Similar, but the black bars tending toward brownish, and less distinct. Eggs, laid in a hollow on little pebbles on the open sand, creamy white, speckled or spotted with dark brown. The Piping Plover is one of the few waders that breed on the coasts of New York and New England ; it may there- fore be looked for in June and early July, when there is only the Spotted Sandpiper from which it must be distin- guished. It also occurs as a reg- ular but not common migrant in April and May, and again in August and September. It breeds on the sand-beaches of Long Island, Martha's Vine- yard, and the adjoining islands, and sparingly on Cape Cod, at Ipswich, Mass., and on the Maine coast. Its sweet but mournful call Fig. 74. Piping Plover consists of two notes, pi-pee', the first very short and about half an interval above the second. The bird frequents the upper part of the beach, where its pale colors harmonize so perfectly with the dry sand that it is often invisible till it starts to fly. It bobs, like its relative the Semipalmated Plover, but may be dis-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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