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Bill, orange at base, the tip, black; legs, orange yellow; two middle tail feathers, tipped 
with white; no black stripe from bill to eye; black breast band not confluent. Species 
not found west of the Rocky [lountains. Aegialitis meloda. Piping Plover. 
See No. 228. 
Bill, orange at base, the tip, black; legs, orange yellow; middle tail feathers, tipped with 
white; no black stripe from bill to eye; a continuous black band on breast. Species not 
found west of Rocky [lountains. 
Aegialitis meloda circumcincta. Belted Piping Plover. 
See No. 229. 
Bill, entirely black; legs, slate color; two outer tail feathers, entirely 
white; two middle feathers, not tipped with white; no black stripe from 
bill to eye. Ranges from Texas and Kansas west to the Pacific Ocean ; 
casual in Western Florida and Cuba; not Known to occur on the Atlantic 
Coast. Aegialitis nivosa. Snowy Plover. 
See No. 229a. 
Aegialitis nivosa. 
Section 2. Bill, over .60 inch long. 
A very small web between outer and middle toes; bill, large and thick ; 
— a band of black (male) or brown (female) on breast. 
zz Aegialitis wilsonia. Wilson’s Plover. 
‘oo No. 2: 
Aegialitis wilsonia. See No. 230. 
* Group 2. Wing, 4.50 to 5.50 inches long; toes, three, 
no hind toe. 
Section 1. Bill, over .60 inch long. 
Bill, thick; shoulder (lesser and middle wing coverts), ashy gray; \ 
legs, dull flesh color: a small web between toes. = 
Aegialitis wilsonia. Wilson’s Plover. oe 
See No. 230. Aegialitis wilsonia. 
Section 2. Bill, under .60 inch long. 
Bill, orange at base, the tip, black; legs, dull flesh color; a black 
stripe from bill passing under eye. 
Aegialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. Ring Neck. 
See No. 226. 
Aegialitis semipalmata, 
* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 
