. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 262 BIRDS OF AMERICA Distribution.— North and South America; breeds from Melville Island, Wellington Channel, and Cumber- land Sound to the valley of the upper Yukon, southern Mackenzie, southern Keewatin, and Gulf of St. Law- rence ; winters froin southern Lower California, Louisi- ana, and South Carolina to Patagonia, Chile, and the Galapagos; casual in Siberia, Greenland, and the Rermudas. The Semipalmated Plover is the common Plover of the Atlantic seaboard, for during the migrations there are probably more of them to be seen than of all the oth
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 262 BIRDS OF AMERICA Distribution.— North and South America; breeds from Melville Island, Wellington Channel, and Cumber- land Sound to the valley of the upper Yukon, southern Mackenzie, southern Keewatin, and Gulf of St. Law- rence ; winters froin southern Lower California, Louisi- ana, and South Carolina to Patagonia, Chile, and the Galapagos; casual in Siberia, Greenland, and the Rermudas. The Semipalmated Plover is the common Plover of the Atlantic seaboard, for during the migrations there are probably more of them to be seen than of all the other Plovers combined, but even at that they are far from being numerous as they once were. In my boyhood I have seen flocks of hundreds, while now it is a matter of dozens. Yet we are fortunate in having them still with us to illustrate the Plover type on our bound in response. When they take to wing these notes are speeded U|) and reiterated as the flock circles out over the water and dashes past. They are with us in May, and again in August and September, being more numerous in the latter period, reinforced by the new generation. Through August we see the adults, with their distinct black breast-bands, but it is not till Sep- tember, usually, that the grayer young begin to. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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