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Charadrius vociferus L. I\ilt,deer Plover. 



,^'4) Somewhat resemble " C. hiaticiila," and distinguished 

 by a double band of black on the chest, cinnamon rump and 

 upper tail coverts. Wing 160-175. Tarsus 35-37. ]iill 18-20. 



An American species breeding as far north as S. Canada. 

 Has occurred six times in Britain. 



Charadrius apricarius apricarius L. Golden Plover. 

 Fr. Pluvier dorc ; Gcr. Goldregenpfeifer ; Hal. Piviere ; Sived. 

 Ljung-pipare. 



$ summer. Above black brown spangled with gold ; line 

 at base of bill across forehead, lores, face, throat and underparts 

 black ; forehead, supercilium (continued down sides of neck and 

 breast), under wing coverts and axillaries white ; tail barred 

 blackish brown and white. $ has the chin white and sometimes 

 a few white feathers on underparts. In winter all black is lost ; 

 neck and breast grey brown suffused with yellow and with dark 

 shaft streaks ; abdomen white. Bill black. Legs and feet dark 

 blackish brown. Wing $ 2 177*192. Tarsus 38-41. Bill 22-24. 

 Young are like adults in winter plumage but yellow is more 

 intense. 



Breeds. — Bear Island, Iceland, Faroes ; Continental Europe 

 north from Holland (rare), Denmark, N. Germany, Poland and 

 about 58^ N. in Russia ; also in N. Asia east to Yenisei. 

 Migratory ; winters chiefly in Mediterranean Basin, but also 

 in British Isles ; occasional in N. Africa, Canaries, Azores, and 

 Madeira. 



C. apricarius oreophilus A. C. Meinertzhagen. Upper parts 

 darker, dark centres to feathers more conspicuous and yellow 

 markings richer and smaller. In (^ in summer black band on 

 forehead and white band from eye down sides of neck and breast 

 absent or only slightly indicated. ? in summer, white band down 

 sides of neck absent and sides of breast golden spotted sepia. In 

 winter both sexes are indistinguishable from r^ ^ "apricarius." 



I) reeds.— llntish Isles, N. and W. Jutland. Exact distribution 

 is still uncertain. 



Charadrius dominicus dominicus Muller. A.\[erican 

 Golden Plover. 



