. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE GOLDEN PLOVER CHAHADRIUS PLUVIALIS. IFiiiter—Upper plumage dusky, spotted Avith yellow; cheeks, neck, and breast mottled with ash-brown and buff; throat and abdomen white; quills dusky, white along the shafts towards the end; beak dusky, feet deep ash-colour; irides brown. Summer—Upper plumage greyish black, spotted with bright yellow; forehead and space above the eyes white; sides of the neck white, mottled with black and yellow; lore, throat, neck, and lower parts deep black. Length eleven inches. Eggs yellowish green, blotched and spotted with bla
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE GOLDEN PLOVER CHAHADRIUS PLUVIALIS. IFiiiter—Upper plumage dusky, spotted Avith yellow; cheeks, neck, and breast mottled with ash-brown and buff; throat and abdomen white; quills dusky, white along the shafts towards the end; beak dusky, feet deep ash-colour; irides brown. Summer—Upper plumage greyish black, spotted with bright yellow; forehead and space above the eyes white; sides of the neck white, mottled with black and yellow; lore, throat, neck, and lower parts deep black. Length eleven inches. Eggs yellowish green, blotched and spotted with black. The Golden Plover is a common bird in the south ot England during the winter months, and in the mountainous parts of Scotland and the north of England during the rest of the year; yet so different are its habits and plumage at the extremes of these two seasons, that the young naturalist who has had no opportunities of observing them in their transition stage, and has had no access to trust- Avorthy books, tnight be forgiven for setting down the two forms of the bird as distinct species. In the hniy districts of the north of Europe, Golden Plovers are numerous, sometimes being, with Ptarmigans, the only birds which relieve the solitude of the desolate. 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 original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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