. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 156 NESTS AND EGOS OF of the sea. Common in Norway, and It has been met with in Lapland. Ttft eggs ot this species are deposited in a slight depression In the sand, broken shells or shingles above high-water mark. Four eggs are laid and their ground color is of a pale buff or cream color; they are beautifully spotted with dark reddish-brown, approaching black, here and there are obscure shell markings. Average size Four eggs from England, collected May 6, are in my cabinet and measure , , ,
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 156 NESTS AND EGOS OF of the sea. Common in Norway, and It has been met with in Lapland. Ttft eggs ot this species are deposited in a slight depression In the sand, broken shells or shingles above high-water mark. Four eggs are laid and their ground color is of a pale buff or cream color; they are beautifully spotted with dark reddish-brown, approaching black, here and there are obscure shell markings. Average size Four eggs from England, collected May 6, are in my cabinet and measure , , , [276.] LITTLE RING PLOVER, ^gialitis duUa (Scop.) Geog. Dist.—North- ern portion of Eastern Hemisphere. Accidental on the coast of California and in Alaska. The Little Ringed Dotterel or Little Ringed Plover breeds in the northern por- tions of the Old World. This European species has less grounds for being included in the North American fauna than the previous ones. Its general habits, nesting and eggs resemble those of the Semlpalmated Plover, but the eggs, like the bird, are much smaller. The average size of ten eggs in my collection is They are short ovate In form, of a pinkish-buff ground color, finely speckled all over with 276, Little Ring Plover. 277. P'IPIITG PLOVER. Mgialitis meloda (Ord.) Geog. Dist.—Chiefly th« Atlantic coast of the United States, north to southern Labrador. In winter, West Indies. The Piping Plover is an abundant species in the summer months along the eastern coast of the United States, breeding from the Carolinas northward as far as the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is a graceful and attractive little species, possessing a remarkably musical voice which can be heard as the bird moves gracefully over th« sandy beaches. Its food is small marine worms, Crustacea, etc. During incuba- tion it is said that the parents rarely sit upon their eggs, except at night and in damp weather, but always remain in the vicinity and watch over thei
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