. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXVIII. PLOVERS 233. Wilson's Plover 7. Wilson's Plover (280. yEgiaFitis wilsdnia). — A southern, common, brownish-gray-backed, white-bellied plover, with a broad black band across the upper part of the breast and black- ish wing quills. The forehead and line over the eye are white, lores blackish, and a black band across the front of the crown. There is a more or less complete white band across the back neck. The female has the breast band brownish- gray. T
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXVIII. PLOVERS 233. Wilson's Plover 7. Wilson's Plover (280. yEgiaFitis wilsdnia). — A southern, common, brownish-gray-backed, white-bellied plover, with a broad black band across the upper part of the breast and black- ish wing quills. The forehead and line over the eye are white, lores blackish, and a black band across the front of the crown. There is a more or less complete white band across the back neck. The female has the breast band brownish- gray. This is a gen- tle, fearless bird, of the sandy marine beaches and mud fiats. Length, 75; wing, 4} (4^-5); tail, 2; tarsus, 1 j ; culmen, J. Coasts of America from Long Island and Lower California to Brazil and Peru; breeding from Virginia southward, and wintering from Mexico south- ward. 8. Mountain Plover (281. JEriiaDtis monfiXna). — A tame, western, grayish-brown-backed, whitish-bellied plover, with blackish wing quills. The fore part of crown and a stripe from the eye to the bill are black ; forehead and stripe over the eye white ; the breast has an indistinct cross band of ochraceous, darkest on the sides. The feathers of the back are margined with rufous. The young has the head, neck, and upper breast like the back. This bird inhabits the dryest of the plains and grassy districts of the west in large flocks. It rises from the ground by several quick flaps of the wings, and, usually near the ground, circles through the air most gracefully. Length, 9; wing, 5} (oJ-B); tail, 2|; tarsus, If; culmen, |. Chiefly on the Plains ; breeding from central Kansas to the British boundary, and wintering mainly southwestward to central California, and south into Mexico. Accidental in 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 r
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