. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . he fowler, as well as detained sometimes bywhistling in imitation of their quailing call. On most occa-sions, and when flushed, they utter a reiterated, sharp, twitter-ing, and wild note, very much in unison with the ceaselessechoes of the breaking surge and the lashing of the waves,near which they almost perpetually course, gliding and run-ning with great agility before the retiring or advancing flesh is commonly fat and well flavored, and in earlyautumn they are not uncommon in the markets of Boston andNew York.
. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . he fowler, as well as detained sometimes bywhistling in imitation of their quailing call. On most occa-sions, and when flushed, they utter a reiterated, sharp, twitter-ing, and wild note, very much in unison with the ceaselessechoes of the breaking surge and the lashing of the waves,near which they almost perpetually course, gliding and run-ning with great agility before the retiring or advancing flesh is commonly fat and well flavored, and in earlyautumn they are not uncommon in the markets of Boston andNew York. These pretty and interesting birds are abundant throughout theUnited States during both the spring and the autumn migrations;but excepting an occasional pair that are found in Maine, nonebreed south of the Canadian boundary. Dr. Louis B. Bishopreported numbers breeding on the Magdalen Islands, in 1888, andthe birds are abundant during the summer on the coast of Labra-dor. In winter they range into South America, many going as faras Brazil and Peru. VOL. n. — s. RING PLOVER. ^Egialitis hiaticula. Char. Above, rich brown; forehead and stripe behind the eyeswhite; crown, cheeks, and collar black, — the collar widest on the breast;patch on wings white; central tail-feathers brown, tipped with white;outer feathers mostly white; beneath, white; bill yellow, tipped withblack. Length 7^ inches. Nest. A cavity among the pebbles of a sea-washed beach, sometimesslightly lined with weeds, — occasionally the lining is of small stones aboutthe size of peas. Eggs. Usually 4; dull buff, marked with brownish black; This European bird, known to many of the old country gunnersas the Ringed Dotterel!, and closely allied to our well-known Semi-palmated Plover, was found by Kumlien breeding in numbers onthe western shore of Cumberland Bay. The same observer reportsit common also at Disco Island, Greenland. It is not known to RINGED PLOVER. 6/ occur regularly elsewhere in America,
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