. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Olive tirown. [268.] Brlstle-thigiied Curlew. Xnmenius taliHicnxu. Range.—Islands and coast on the Asiatic side of the Pacific; casually foundin Alaska. A very peculiar species with many of the feathers on the flanksterminating in long bristles. 160 SHORE BIRDS PLOVERS. Family CHARADRIID^ Plovers are stouter built birds tlian those ofthe previous family, have larger head, shorternecks and hut three toes, the hill also is muchharder and shorter


. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Olive tirown. [268.] Brlstle-thigiied Curlew. Xnmenius taliHicnxu. Range.—Islands and coast on the Asiatic side of the Pacific; casually foundin Alaska. A very peculiar species with many of the feathers on the flanksterminating in long bristles. 160 SHORE BIRDS PLOVERS. Family CHARADRIID^ Plovers are stouter built birds tlian those ofthe previous family, have larger head, shorternecks and hut three toes, the hill also is muchharder and shorter. [269.] Lapwing. Janelliis vanellus. An abundant European species accidentallyoccurring on the Atlantic coast. It may read-ily be recognized by its long black crest, blackchin and throat, and white under parts. Itbreeds throughout temperate Europe, layingits eggs in hollows on the ground. The eggshave a dark grayisli buff ground and are spot-ted with black. Size x Grayish. [] Dotterel. Eudroiniaa A European bird supposed to have been accidentally taken on the Atlanticcoast. 270. Black-bellied Plover. Sqrutiarula f^qiiatarola. Range.—Northern Hemisphere, breeding in tlie Arctic re^gions and winteringfrom the Gulf States to nortliern South America. This is a remarkably liaudsorae spe-cies when in tlie summer dress. The up-per parts are largely white with blackspots and bars on the back, wings andtail; the throat, sides of head, breastand fore under parts, black. In winter,brownish-black, somewhat mottled, above;below, dull white. Young similar to win-ter adults, but the back is spotted withyellowish-white. While these handsomeplover migrate to some extent, and some-times in large flocks, through the inter-ior of the United States, they are chieflyand most abundantly found on the species has a very small hind is a very familiar bird to sportsmen and gunners, to whom it is generally known by the names of Bull-


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