. North American birds eggs . [iJi-eciiish hufr.) [27 1.] Golden Plover, dxirddriiis rijiriraiiuK. A European bird, similar to the next, casually found in Greenland. -J^ It is a very abundant bird throughout Europe, breeding in the northern habits, nests and eggs are the same as those of the .American bird. 272. American Golden Plover. Ch(iiii(lriiii< (loiiiiiiftiK. Range.—Whole of North south to I Greenish buff breeding in the Arctic regions and winter- This handsome bird is about the samesize as the Black-bellied Plover ( long); the black of the
. North American birds eggs . [iJi-eciiish hufr.) [27 1.] Golden Plover, dxirddriiis rijiriraiiuK. A European bird, similar to the next, casually found in Greenland. -J^ It is a very abundant bird throughout Europe, breeding in the northern habits, nests and eggs are the same as those of the .American bird. 272. American Golden Plover. Ch(iiii(lriiii< (loiiiiiiftiK. Range.—Whole of North south to I Greenish buff breeding in the Arctic regions and winter- This handsome bird is about the samesize as the Black-bellied Plover ( long); the black of the underpartsextends to tiie lower tail coverts, and theupperparts are variegated with black,golden yellow and white. Their habitsare tire same as those of the Black-belliedPlover and the two are frequently metwith together during migrations. Theynest abundantly along the coast andislands of the Arctic Ocean. The foureggs are very similar to those of the pre-ceding, but smaller. Size x —Peel River, Arctic .\merica, June1, 1898. Nest of grasses and leaves on theground in the moss. Col., C. E. Whittaker. 128 North American Birds Eggs. 272a. Pacific Golden Plover. ChrtrafJriiis (lominiciis ftilvii^. Range.—An Asiatic species, breeding in northern Asia and on the islands andcoast ot Alaska. Very like the preceding, but more yellow. Nesting and eggsthe same.
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