. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. SNOWY PLOVER. 278. .f:;iialitis iiirona. In. Very small and very pale colored. Small black patch on either side of the breast, on ear coverts, and on crown. Bill more slender but longer than that of the Piping Plover. This Is a Western plover and only breeds locally east of the Rockies. In Southern California It Is very abundant on mud flats and also on the ocean beach. Like the Piping Plovers, they are very active, running rapidly along the beaches, as they hunt for their food of small In- sects and minute mollusks. On the
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. SNOWY PLOVER. 278. .f:;iialitis iiirona. In. Very small and very pale colored. Small black patch on either side of the breast, on ear coverts, and on crown. Bill more slender but longer than that of the Piping Plover. This Is a Western plover and only breeds locally east of the Rockies. In Southern California It Is very abundant on mud flats and also on the ocean beach. Like the Piping Plovers, they are very active, running rapidly along the beaches, as they hunt for their food of small In- sects and minute mollusks. On the western coast it does not appear to be nearly as shy as our eastern light colored plover. Notes.—Low, mournful, i)lplng whistles. Nest.—Eggs laid In hollows in the sand, usually with no lining; light clay color; finely and sparingly specked with black ( x .90); May, .lune. Range.—United States chiefly west of the Rockies, but found breeding eastward to Kansas and north to Dakota; casual 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 resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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