. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. Birds of Indiana. 737 Subgenus Chabadbius Linnaeus. 114. (272). Gharadrius dominicus Mull. Golden American Golden Plover, Winter Plumage. Adult in Summer.—Black above, speckled with bright yellow; fore- head and a broad line over the eye, white; tail feathers, grayish-brown, with imperfect white or ashy bars; below, black; axillars, gray or ashy. Winter.—Above, blackish, speckled with whitish and yellow; under parts, as in last species. The absen
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. Birds of Indiana. 737 Subgenus Chabadbius Linnaeus. 114. (272). Gharadrius dominicus Mull. Golden American Golden Plover, Winter Plumage. Adult in Summer.—Black above, speckled with bright yellow; fore- head and a broad line over the eye, white; tail feathers, grayish-brown, with imperfect white or ashy bars; below, black; axillars, gray or ashy. Winter.—Above, blackish, speckled with whitish and yellow; under parts, as in last species. The absence of the small hind toe, in a bird of this size, will determine any doubtful specimen. Length, about ; wing, ; culmen, .; tarsus, Eangb.—America, from Patagonia to Arctic Ocean. Breeds on the coast and islands of Arctic America, except the coast of Bering Sea. Winters from Florida and Louisiana southward. Nest, a hollow in ground, slightly lined with grass. Hggs, 4; varies from pale bufEy-brown to dark grayish-buff, spotted and blotched with brownish-black, chiefly at the larger end; by Migrant. Formerly very abundant over the original prairie region, but are now seen in greatly reduced numbers, though still common, and to the east and south of that quite rare. They usually migrate in flocks of from 15 to 100. Sometimes there are hundreds and even thousands seen in a flock in spring. They are found upon the mead- ows, pastures and prairies in spring, and in fall, also, upon stubble and plowed fields. Witt the occupation of the level land, the extension of commercial enterprises, and the continued warfare upon the game birds by the rapidly increasing population of our counties in north- 47—Geoi,.. 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 Butler, Amos
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