. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Limicolce 191 chest-band which precedes the fine chestnut breast. There is also a distinct white band from each eye to the nape, while the throat and under tail-coverts are white also. One of the most familiar of our coast species, though there confined to sandy and pebbly shores while extending to sandy inland warrens and lake-sides, is. Ringed Plover the beautiful little Ringed Plover or "Sand-lark" {Mgialitis hiaticula), huffish brown above and white below, the head and neck being varied with black and white, and the
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Limicolce 191 chest-band which precedes the fine chestnut breast. There is also a distinct white band from each eye to the nape, while the throat and under tail-coverts are white also. One of the most familiar of our coast species, though there confined to sandy and pebbly shores while extending to sandy inland warrens and lake-sides, is. Ringed Plover the beautiful little Ringed Plover or "Sand-lark" {Mgialitis hiaticula), huffish brown above and white below, the head and neck being varied with black and white, and the latter colour forming a broad coUar. Generally it is a tame but wary bird which paddles about in shallow water or patters along for some dis- tance before it rises; its flights are short, quick, and often circuitous ; its note is clear and ringing; its food. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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