kin(jUneck plover. 



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CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS. 

 European Golden Plover. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Sp. Cii. Size, fonu anil general color of the American G jlleii Pljver, differing only in having the 

 under win;' coverts and a.xillaries white instead of ashy brown. Occurs accidentally in Greenland. 



Notes on the Black-bellied Plover. I found this species in both young and adult iilumagos, the 

 Matter predominatin;;, on Andros, Bahamas, from April 17 to May fi, 1S84, also a few at Middle Bight and 

 Fresh Creek in November and December, 18<s7, and on January 31 of the same year saw a large flock on the 

 ■shore of Inagua. 



NoTKs on the Kildeer Plover. In March ls,S4, 1 observed a large flock of this species in the 

 ^grounds about the Government House at Nassau, Bahamas. Found a few on the beach at Fresh Creek, 

 Andros, in April (jf the same year. On November 15, 1887, saw three on the beach near my house in Nassau 

 and during the last week in November saw a few again at Fresh Creek, and, in February, 1888, found a few 

 on Inagua. 





Fic 41. Adult M.\le, Wilson's Plover. 



Fiii. 42. Wilson "i< Plover, two d.-vys old. 



Notes on Wilson's Plover. This species is .abundant throughout the Northern Bahamas as a constant 

 resident, breeding from the first week in April until the first week in May. Like most of the smaller 

 •species of shore birds they arc exceedingly tame, but do not ilifier in habit from the same species in Florida. 

 The number of eggs depiisited is from two to three. 



A downy young, two hours old, hatched from an egg obtaineil on Littl:^ Galden Key, Andros, A])ril 

 30th, 181)3 has the lower parts, forehead, ring around neck, narrowing behind, and outer porti m of the 

 wing, pure, snowy white. There is a spot behind the eye, an el mgated patch below this, and two spits on 

 wings abjve, near body, black. Feet, yellowish. Bill, black. The bill is about the same firm as that of 

 ithe adult. (See fig. 42, where 1 have given a life-sized cut of this y Jung speci'tien and compare with that 

 of adult male. fig. 41, also life size. What is reaiarkable about the young is the entire absenjeof an egg 

 tooth, the egg being hatched by the young bird breaking away the shell with the tip of its bill, the head 

 being placed across the egg, as the bird lies within it. (See Notes on Young Birds, Contributims to 

 Science, Vol. II. page 34.) 



Notes on the Ring-neck 1'lover. This is a winter visitor to the Bahamas, where it is quite comm.in 

 remaining until late in April. 1 also found it as late as April l.'ith on Cayman Brae. 



