140 



BEACH BIRDS. 



No. 145 



SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. 



Genus: iEgialitis. 



Species: A semipalmata. 



Distribution: 



A common spring and autumn transient visitor along the 

 coast. 



Date of Arrival: 



Going north in May. 



Date of Departure: 



Going south August to October. 



General Plumage: 



In summer, upper parts brownish, face, cheeks, an imperfect 

 collar black; under parts, face mark, eye ring, white, outer 

 tail feathers whitish. In winter, black changing to brownish 

 ash. Bill orange, black tipped, legs yellow. Length about 

 6.75. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A sharp plaintive call note. 



Haunts: 



Beaches, flats and marshes. 



