PLOVERS—Family Charadriide 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER 
270. Squatarola squatarola. 11.5 in. 
Hind toe very small. Bill short and stout. Adults 
in summer with the back, wings and tail barred or 
marked with black and white; top of head and nape 
white, except for a few black markings on the crown; 
face, throat, breast and fore part of belly, black. In 
winter, brownish-black, somewhat mottled, above; below 
dull white. Young similar to winter adults, but the 
back is spotted with yellowish-white. While these hand- 
some plover migrate to some extent, and sometimes in 
large flocks, through the interior of the United States, 
they are chiefly and most abundantly found on the coast. 
They are the plover most eagerly sought by gunners. 
Call.—A plaintive whistle, “ ter-lee.”’ 
Nest.—Grass-lined: hollows in marshes or dry land, 
back from the beach; eggs greenish-buff, spotted with | 
black. 
Range.—Breeds in the Arctic regions; winters in _ 
South America, migrating through the U. S. in Sept. 
and May. 
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