The Peewit or Lapwing 



THIS interesting bird is well known to 

 nearly everybody, for it frequently 

 breeds within a few miles of large towns 

 and cities. It loves marshlands, fallow 

 fields, and moors, and is known by three 

 different names, all of which are suitable : 

 Peewit after its own call note, Lapwing 

 on account of the way it folds or laps its 

 wings when flying, and Green Plover be- 

 cause of the green colour of its back. 



The Lapwing breeds on the ground. 

 Its nest consists of a slight hollow, lined 

 with bits of dead grass, rushes or rootlets. 

 The eggs are four in number, large for the 

 size of the bird and shaped very much like 

 pears. They are always found lying with 

 their sharp ends pointing inwards, and 

 thick ends outwards. This is a very wise 

 arrangement, because it prevents any space 

 being lost in the nest, and enables the 

 mother bird to cover them properly and 



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