. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . Kil. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER 272. Vliaradrius doniiniciis. in. No hind toe. Back and tail mottled with hlack andyellow; helow, more or less entirely hlack to the and winter adults, more or less spotted witiiyellow and blackish-hrovvn above, and grayish-wliite be-low, with indistinct streaks on the breast. Often con-fused with the last species in this plumage, but issnuvller, bill smaller and more slender, and the axillars,or feathers nearest the body, under the wings, are graywhile those ot the Black-
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . Kil. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER 272. Vliaradrius doniiniciis. in. No hind toe. Back and tail mottled with hlack andyellow; helow, more or less entirely hlack to the and winter adults, more or less spotted witiiyellow and blackish-hrovvn above, and grayish-wliite be-low, with indistinct streaks on the breast. Often con-fused with the last species in this plumage, but issnuvller, bill smaller and more slender, and the axillars,or feathers nearest the body, under the wings, are graywhile those ot the Black-bellied Plover are black. Thisspecies is now regarded as rare on the North Atlanticcoast during migrations, while in the interior it is moreabundant than the last species. They do not seem to beas suspicious as the Black-bellies, and a flock will oftenallow a close approach, even when they see you. Nest.—Nesting habits like those of the last, and othersliore birds; eggs slightly smaller (). 168 Range.—Breeds in the Arctic regions;to South America. winters south KILL
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