. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . riking and musical quality. Queep, queep, queep-o, or peep,peep, peep-lo, each syllable being uttered with a separate, distinct, and some- THE BELTED PIPING PLOVER. 491 what long-drawn enunciation, may imitate its peculiar melody—the toneof which is round, full and sweet, reminding one of a high key on an Italianhand-organ, or the haut-boy in a church organ. No. 223. BELTED PIPING PLOVER. A. O. U. No. 277a. ^gialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. Description.—Similar to preceding sp
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . riking and musical quality. Queep, queep, queep-o, or peep,peep, peep-lo, each syllable being uttered with a separate, distinct, and some- THE BELTED PIPING PLOVER. 491 what long-drawn enunciation, may imitate its peculiar melody—the toneof which is round, full and sweet, reminding one of a high key on an Italianhand-organ, or the haut-boy in a church organ. No. 223. BELTED PIPING PLOVER. A. O. U. No. 277a. ^gialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. Description.—Similar to preceding species, but black band complete on breastand cervix. No difference in measurements. Nesting not appreciably different. General Range.—Mississippi Valley, breeding from northern Illinois, northto Lake Winnipeg; more or less frequent eastward to the Atlantic Coast. Range in Ohio.—Imperfectly known. Recorded by Moseley as rare on LakeErie. Recently found breeding there. A fortunate discovery made late in the season of 1903 enables us toadd this interesting bird to the state list. On the 26th of June, while. Taken at Cedar Point. WHERE THE PLOVER NESTS. Photo by the Author. 492 THE BELTED PIPING PLOVER. Professor James H. Hine was doing the honors of the new biological labor-atory at Cedar Point, our party of three came upon a strange Plover, ashe danced before the lapping waves on the neighboring shore. A hundred yards or so be-low we saw an-other, evidentlyof the same spe-cies, entertain-ing his matewith a flightsong. He wouldcircle roundand round withquiveringwings, describ-ing curves ahundred feet orso in diameter,and whistlingthe while a pro-longed soft notewith a rising in-flection. Pro-fessoT Joneswas detailed onthe case andsoon came backreporting a nestof four eggs,—that shown inthe accompany-ing had con-oealed himselfquietly in aclump of wil-lows, andmarked the fe-male as she stole to her nest. The bird had settled once in the middle of the pathles
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