. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — the plovers — oxyeciius. 147 Mr. II. Hei'lM)hiu (Urn, 1M71>, p. l.').'{j first iiu'l with this Mju'cieH in Sihvriii, .luiic 5, iiiul secured niaiiy HperiiiieiiH uh it puxMeil tlie Kou-rug-i-ka in its niigrutionH. ITe ii^iiiii ""'t witli it on tilt' open tuin/ni, hcyoml tin- limit of I'orrMt-growth, in Int. GU" .to'. The nest was ii mere hollow in the uronml, lint'd with broken stiilks of reindoer- iiioss. The eggs, fonr in nnmlier, averaged » hy !.;]«'. These w
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — the plovers — oxyeciius. 147 Mr. II. Hei'lM)hiu (Urn, 1M71>, p. l.').'{j first iiu'l with this Mju'cieH in Sihvriii, .luiic 5, iiiul secured niaiiy HperiiiieiiH uh it puxMeil tlie Kou-rug-i-ka in its niigrutionH. ITe ii^iiiii ""'t witli it on tilt' open tuin/ni, hcyoml tin- limit of I'orrMt-growth, in Int. GU" .to'. The nest was ii mere hollow in the uronml, lint'd with broken stiilks of reindoer- iiioss. The eggs, fonr in nnmlier, averaged » hy !.;]«'. These were taken .fuly Hi, and were very niueh incubated. Mr. Seebolim shows that Mr. Swinhof prniialily erred in stating that this TMover lirieils in Formosa, antl that he mistook the eggs of .Etjialitin (Jcojf'roi/l for those of this species. '' ('If i T GKxrfl 0ZYECHX7S, ]!i:i( ukn-dacu. Oxiiechm, REU'iiEsn., Av. Syst. 1853, Introil. p. xviii (tyj*, Ckaradriusvociferui, Linn.). IJill unmll, nk'tulur, iibeiit wpuil to tlie niiddli; toe (without null); tnrsiw nenrly twice an long UM iiiiililii! lot' ; tail long (about two tliiriN us long m thu wings), reaching half its length beyond till' ends of the primaries, grmlnated, the lateral feathers about ,75 shorter than the middle jiiiir ; rump dill'ereiit in cilor from tin- back. The single N'orili Ameriean species of this genus dilfers conspicuously Irom the Plovers usually inilnded together under .Kijiulilii/ui the broad, lengthened tail, and, so far as coloration is c(m- cerned, in tint ochraceoii. lunipand the pairof bhick bands across the breast. It may be remarked, however, that uulurutiou uluiie is of slight importuuco as u churuuter iu thin 0. vociferus. Two Old World species appear to belong here rather than with the true Alyinlitis, namely, niriraihius friaillnriK, A'ieill., of South Africa, and C'h. nigrifrons, Cuvieh, of Australia. The former is nnich like a ndniature Kildeer Plover, having two black pec
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