. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY PLOVERS. 125 Bill, orange at haw, the lip, black; legs, orange yellow; two iiiidille tail feather-;, tipped witli white; no black stripe from bill to eye; black breast band not coiiduciii. Species not found west of the Rocky flountains. Aerjialitis mehnhi. Piping Plover. See No. 228. Bill, orange at liase, the tip, black; legs, orange yellow; middle tail featlirrs, tip|)fd with white; no black stripe fioni bill to eye; a continuous black band on breast. Species not found west of


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY PLOVERS. 125 Bill, orange at haw, the lip, black; legs, orange yellow; two iiiidille tail feather-;, tipped witli white; no black stripe from bill to eye; black breast band not coiiduciii. Species not found west of the Rocky flountains. Aerjialitis mehnhi. Piping Plover. See No. 228. Bill, orange at liase, the tip, black; legs, orange yellow; middle tail featlirrs, tip|)fd with white; no black stripe fioni bill to eye; a continuous black band on breast. Species not found west of Rocky flountains. Ae(jialUis mehxla circAimcincta. Belted Piping Plover. See No. 22!). Bill, entirely l)laok; legs, slate color; two outer tail feathers, entirely white; two middle featheis, not tipi)ed witli white; no black stripe from bill to eye. Kaiiges from Texas and Kansas west to the Paeitic Ocean; casual in AVestern Florida and Cuba; not known to occur on the Atlantic Coast. Aegialitis uivusn. Snowy Plover. See No. 229a. Section 2. Bill, over .60 inchi Aeffialitis nivosa. A cgialitis wilsonia. A very small web between outer and middle toes; bill, lar"-e and thick; a baud of black (male) or l)rowu (female) on breast. Aegialitis wilsonia. Wilson's Plover. See No. 230. ''Group 2. Wing, to inches long; toes, three, no hind toe. Section 1. Bill, over .60 inch long. Bill, thick; shoulder (lesser and middle wing coverts), asliy gray; \ legs, dull flesh color; a small web between toes. Aejjialitis wilsonia. Wilson's Plover. "^y^ See No. 230. Aegialitis wilsonia. Section 2. Bill, under ,60 inch long. Bill, orange at base, the tip, black; legs, dull flesh color; a black -trii)e from bill passing under eye. Aegialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. Ring Neck. See No. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not


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