. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . year. It prefers the fields to the beaches, being often found incompany with the Golden Plover. It is comparatively rare in Florida, butoccurs regularly during migrations. The eggs are pale olive graj- spottedwith dark brown, mostly at the larger Family CHARADRIIDvE. Plovers. Genus CHARADRIUS SQUATAROLA Cuv. CHARADRIUS SQUATAROLA {Linn.).Black^bellied Plover. Beetle Head. Adult male in su7nmer : Upper parts smoky black; feathers edged with dull white; breastblack except in hig
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . year. It prefers the fields to the beaches, being often found incompany with the Golden Plover. It is comparatively rare in Florida, butoccurs regularly during migrations. The eggs are pale olive graj- spottedwith dark brown, mostly at the larger Family CHARADRIIDvE. Plovers. Genus CHARADRIUS SQUATAROLA Cuv. CHARADRIUS SQUATAROLA {Linn.).Black^bellied Plover. Beetle Head. Adult male in su7nmer : Upper parts smoky black; feathers edged with dull white; breastblack except in highest plumage, showing traces of whitish on the feathers ; abdomen and undertail coverts white; forehead white; axillars smoky black. Adult in winter: Upper plumage brownish mottled with gray; under parts white; breastand sides streaked with ashy brown ; bill black. Length, ; Wing, ,; Tarsus, ; Bill, KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 291
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