. Feathered game of the Northeast . at doubtful value in or- 90 FEATHERED GAME nithology, lies in the fact that the ring of blackvery nearly meets on the forebreast or may en-tirely encircle the neck; its ring is supposed tobe larger and the color darker than in the or-dinary Piping Plover. There is so much varia-tion in the amount of collar worn by them thatit is often very hard to say to which form aspecimen belongs. WILSONS PLOVER. (Octhodromus wilsonius.) This is a rare straggler from the south, sel-dom taken north of Long Island, but in itssouthern wanderings often going to Brazil,Peru, a
. Feathered game of the Northeast . at doubtful value in or- 90 FEATHERED GAME nithology, lies in the fact that the ring of blackvery nearly meets on the forebreast or may en-tirely encircle the neck; its ring is supposed tobe larger and the color darker than in the or-dinary Piping Plover. There is so much varia-tion in the amount of collar worn by them thatit is often very hard to say to which form aspecimen belongs. WILSONS PLOVER. (Octhodromus wilsonius.) This is a rare straggler from the south, sel-dom taken north of Long Island, but in itssouthern wanderings often going to Brazil,Peru, and even farther on. He can scarcelybe mistaken for any other member of the fam-ily, for the widely different shape and colorof his bill as well as its larger size will placehim at once. He also lacks the orange ringaround the eye. The bird breeds throughout its range,scarcely making a nest, but laying its three orfour eggs in a hollow in the warm, dry sandabove the reach of the tide. This plover ismainly a dweller on the sea > O O CO AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHER 91 Its markings and peculiarities: bill black,long for this family, thick and large. Fore-head white, this color carried back over theeyes to the nape. Top of the head brownishgray, blackening at the forehead; the napesame color as the top of the head. Blackishstripe from the base of the bill to the eye butnot beyond. Throat and entire under parts ex-cept the half collar of black are pure white, thewhite of the throat completely encircling theneck. Primaries blackish, lighter at the bases,inner ones with outer edges of white. Centraltail feathers dusky, darkening toward the endsand white-tipped. Outer pair or so white. Female much like the male except that theblack markings have become a rusty brown inher dress. AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHER. (Haematopus palliatus.) The American Oyster Catcher is but seldomseen on the coast of northern New England,probably being scarcer on these ranges thanin any other part of his habit
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