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ornithological feature. One of the best known of 

 these is the Lapwing. Fortunately we can still 

 class the Lapwing as a common and even abundant 

 bird in suitable districts, and now that its eims are 



protected by law in not a few spots we may hope to 

 see a welcome increase. This beautiful Plover — 

 one of the handsomest of the entire group — is by no 

 means confined to the moors; it is a most adaptive 

 species, and makes itself at home on arable land as 

 readily as in wilder areas, still it is a prominent 

 feature in not a few moorland scenes. Who does 



