. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins ; also, directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. < (I Fa^ CHAHADHlIDyE Pm.\ i:ns. ( CHAHADUIUS SiHciKNTs SgUATAlioLA Ci viKK. CHARADRIUS SQUATAKOLA (Linn.). 11!*. Black-bellied Plover. (270) Adult III hricflliiij â â¢'('r(.vo//.--Hiii'ely seen in tlii' United States;
. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins ; also, directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. < (I Fa^ CHAHADHlIDyE Pm.\ i:ns. ( CHAHADUIUS SiHciKNTs SgUATAlioLA Ci viKK. CHARADRIUS SQUATAKOLA (Linn.). 11!*. Black-bellied Plover. (270) Adult III hricflliiij â â¢'('r(.vo//.--Hiii'ely seen in tlii' United States; face and eiitiru undef parts, Idack; tipper ])aits, varie^'iitcd with Idack and white, n\- ashy; fail, barred witli liiack and white; i|uills. dusky with liwge wiiite patiJies. Adiiltf nt o/lii r /inns aiiil i/oinii/; IJehiw, wliite, more or less sliaded with gray; tlie tliroat and lireast, more or less speckled with tlnsky; aliove, lilaekisii, speckled with white or yellowish ; the runij), white, with dark hais; legs, dull hliiish. Old l)ii-ds changing show every grade, from a tew isolated feathers on the under parts to numerous lai'ge hlaek patidies. !,engtii, II 12; wing, 7 or more; tail,.'!; hill, 1-1 ); taisiis, "J; middle foe and claw, 11",; hind toe, hardly i. Hab.âNearly cosmopolitan, hut chiefly in the northern hemisphere, lireed ing far north, and migrating south in wintei-, in America, to the West Indies, lira/il and New (irenaila. Nest, a hollow in the ground, slightly lined with gi-ass. Eggs, four, dark gray color, blotched or spotted with brownish-black. 11. 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 McIlwraith, Thomas, 1824-1903. Toronto : W. Briggs; Montreal : C. W Coates
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1894
