88 THE GAME BIRDS 
100. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. 
GREEN-BACK. BULL-HEAD. 
Charadrius dominicus. 
Prevailing color brownish-black, in the old 
birds, marked on the back with numerous 
round spots of golden yellow, under parts 
black. This plumage changes in the autumn 
to a duller shade on the back, and the black 
disappears from the breast. which is now dirty 
white, irregularly blotched with dark brown 
spots which disappear in the winter, when 
both old and young birds are dark brown 
above; the light markings are larger than in 
the spring, giving a generally lighter tone. 
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LIELALETFY 
The under parts are now dull white, with 
erayish spots, which wholly disappear towards 
the base of the tail. Length about 10 inches. 
Extent about 22 inches, being a little smaller 
than No. 99. Feet and bill dark “bluish: 
Eyes dark brown. 
This bird is often confounded with the 
Beetle-head (No. 99), but is easily distin- 
guished by the absence of the little hind toe. 
There aré many other points of difference, as 
may be seen by comparison of these notes, 
but this is always constant and easily ap- 
parent. 
