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SHORE BIRDS. 



2. RING PLOVER, A. histicui.a. Differs from 1 in 

 having the ring much broader. Breeds in tlie northern part& 

 of the Old World and in North America on the west shore of 

 Cumberland Gulf. 



3. PIPING PLOVER, A. meloda. Palest of our Plo- 

 ver. About the Fig. 110. 



size of 1 ; differs 



in being much 



paler above, in 



having no black 



on sides of head 



and that ou top 



reduced to a ^--=^^jg|f|fEjif|/S| 



small, inverted ^^ 



lunette, the 5^' 



neck ring is re- ' ^ _ ^ 



presented by two '''"^^^^^^^^^^ 

 spots on either Gr, E, d, 3. 1-3. 



side of breast but does not often extend wholly across breast ; 

 there is an oblique patch on primaries and the base of tail is 

 white, fig. 110. Downy young, above, yellowish ash mixed 

 with rufous; white beneath. Breeds from the coast of Vir- 

 ginia to Newfoundland in June; migrates south in Aug. and 

 Sep. ; winters on the Florida Keys and Greater Antilles ; mi- 

 grates north from middle April (when it is rare on the Baha- 

 mas) through May. Common, but rare now on the coast of 

 Mass. in summer. Note, a long, sweet, mournful whistle. 

 Often associates with 1 and has similar habits. 



3*. BELTED PIPING PLOVER, A. m. circumcinta. 

 Differs from 3 in having the band across breast continuous. 

 Mississippi Valley, breeding from northern 111. north to Lake 

 Winnijjeg, more or less frequent, but chiefly during migra- 

 tion, eastward to the Atlantic coast. 



e. Large-billed Plovers. Oohthodromus. 



Differ from d in having a much larger, longer bill, longer 

 legs, and in the sexes not being similar, plate 11 A. 



