. An illustrated manual of British birds . ach of winter large flocks are formed, whichbreak up in the following spring ; they fly in lines with great regu-larity. The food consists of worms, slugs and insects ; and, thoughinferior to the Golden Plover, the Lapwing is not to be despisedfor the table. The adult male in breeding-plumage has the crown and the longmovable crest greenish-black; sides of the neck whitish ; upperparts metallic-green, glossed with purple and copper-colour ; quillschiefly black, the tips of the three outer pairs greyish; tail-featherswhite, with a broad subterminal ban
. An illustrated manual of British birds . ach of winter large flocks are formed, whichbreak up in the following spring ; they fly in lines with great regu-larity. The food consists of worms, slugs and insects ; and, thoughinferior to the Golden Plover, the Lapwing is not to be despisedfor the table. The adult male in breeding-plumage has the crown and the longmovable crest greenish-black; sides of the neck whitish ; upperparts metallic-green, glossed with purple and copper-colour ; quillschiefly black, the tips of the three outer pairs greyish; tail-featherswhite, with a broad subterminal band of black, except on the outerpair ; face, throat and upper breast bluish-black ; belly and axillarieswhite; upper and under tail-coverts fawn-colour. Length 12 in.;wing 9 in. The mature female does not differ in plumage, butyounger hens show some white on the chin ; in winter that part aswell as the throat are white in both sexes. The young bird has ashorter crest and the dorsal feathers are edged with greyish-buff. CHARAt):. 541. THE TURNSTONE. Strepsilas int]^;rpres (Linnffius). This species, conspicuous by the variety of its plumage, is aregular visitor to our sea-coasts, and at times to the margins oflakes and large rivers. Young birds make their appearance by thelatter part of July, but the bulk of the migrants from the north donot arrive till August; comparatively few remaining on the eastcoast of England after the autumn, though on the southern coasts,and still more in the mild climate of the west, many stay through-out the winter. In May the return northward takes place, yetoccasionally birds in nuptial dress, sometimes in pairs, remainduring the summer in localities apparently suitable for reproduction ;but authenticated eggs have not yet been obtained in any part ofthe United Kingdom, though diligent search might possibly berewarded among the islands of Scotland, or on the deeply-indentedshores of the west of Ireland, where the bird is at all times farmore pl
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