. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 48o YOUNG SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Mi]. liave swelled our list of synonyms with quotations ot all their American specimens described under this name Ihe species was first established in our "Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson," and in our " Synopsis," and nearly at the same time by Mr Canp also, on a single specimen in Iho Museum of Darmstadt, whose origin was doubtful, but the real one suspected. By a fortunate coincidence, Mr Caup and myself were led
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 48o YOUNG SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Mi]. liave swelled our list of synonyms with quotations ot all their American specimens described under this name Ihe species was first established in our "Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson," and in our " Synopsis," and nearly at the same time by Mr Canp also, on a single specimen in Iho Museum of Darmstadt, whose origin was doubtful, but the real one suspected. By a fortunate coincidence, Mr Caup and myself were led to select the same name for our bird, which is the less extraordinary, as being by so material an anomaly in the characlers; natural Idstory conanctmg us in this instance to the result of one of the most exact sciences, _ The distinctions between the three European species of nng-plovers having been until lately but little understood, it IS not to be wondered at if those inhabiting these States were uo at once well established. North America counts also three independently of the kildeer, and several others, not yet })ropeilv determined, inhabit other parts of the world. Being now regarded as a new and very distinct species, we have not hesitated to reproduce of its natural size a bird that Wilson has already represented reduced one half- but his figure ofthe adult being remarkably good, we have thou-^ht it best to give the young, with the subjoined description, refc°rrin<^ the reader for other particulars to the accurate account of our predecessor. Theyoung semipalmated plover is seven inches Ion- and four- teen m extent: the bill is almost entirely black, being destitute of orange, and with no more than a little dirty yellowish flesh colour at the base of the under mandible. The frontlet con- tinued into the lora. and dilating broadly on the , is of a darkish grey colour, somewhat tinged with brown: a frontal band obscurely continued over
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