. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . picuous bird even where it is uncommon. It fre-quents uplands and lowlands, fields and shores, but prefersthe vicinity of water. Its nest of grasses is made on theground, and its four eggs are whitish, spotted and scrawledwith chestnut, chiefly at the larger end. The Semipalmated or Eing-necked Plover looks likea miniature of the Killdeer, but, in addition to other dif-Semipalmated Plover, Terences, has only one band on the^(jiaiith breast. The male has the upper parts semipaimata. browuish gray, the under parts, nape,and forehead white,
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . picuous bird even where it is uncommon. It fre-quents uplands and lowlands, fields and shores, but prefersthe vicinity of water. Its nest of grasses is made on theground, and its four eggs are whitish, spotted and scrawledwith chestnut, chiefly at the larger end. The Semipalmated or Eing-necked Plover looks likea miniature of the Killdeer, but, in addition to other dif-Semipalmated Plover, Terences, has only one band on the^(jiaiith breast. The male has the upper parts semipaimata. browuish gray, the under parts, nape,and forehead white, while the breast-band, crown, and cheeks are black. In the female theseblack areas are brownish gray. This Plover visits ourshores and beaches during its northward migration inMay and southward migration in August and to its small size, it is not hunted as game, andfor this reason is almost as common as the little Peepsor Ox-eyes, with which it often associates. Its call is asimple but exceedingly sweet and plaintive
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