. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. ''^^W^^J ,i » 'I s. RING PLOVER. jECIALmS HIATICULA. Ckak. Above, rich brown; forehead and stripe behind the eyes white; crown, cheeks, and collar black, â the collar widest on the breast â , patch on wings white; central tail-feathers brown, tipped with white; outer feathers mostly white; beneath, white; bill yellow, tipped with black. Length 7^ inches. JVest. A cavity among the pebbles of a sea-washed beach, sometimes slightly lined with weeds, â occasionally the lining is of small stones about th
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. ''^^W^^J ,i » 'I s. RING PLOVER. jECIALmS HIATICULA. Ckak. Above, rich brown; forehead and stripe behind the eyes white; crown, cheeks, and collar black, â the collar widest on the breast â , patch on wings white; central tail-feathers brown, tipped with white; outer feathers mostly white; beneath, white; bill yellow, tipped with black. Length 7^ inches. JVest. A cavity among the pebbles of a sea-washed beach, sometimes slightly lined with weeds, â occasionally the lining is of small stones about the size of peas. ^S^^' Usually 4; dull buff, marked with brownish black; X This European bird, known to many of the old country gunners as the Ringed Dotterell, and closely allied to our well-known Semi- palmated Plover, was found by Kumlien breeding in numbers on the western shore of Cumberland Bay. The same observer reports it common also at Disco Island, Greenland. It is not known to. 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 perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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