THE BELTED PIPING PLOVER. Pi 
what long-drawn enunciation, may imitate its peculiar melody—the tone 
of which is round, full and sweet, reminding one of a high key on an Italian 
hand-organ, or the haut-boy in a church organ.” 
No. 223. 
BRERED PIPING PEOVER. 
A. O. U. No. 277a. Af gialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. 
Description.—Similar to preceding species, but black band complete on breast 
and cervix. No difference in measurements. Nesting not appreciably different. 
General Range.— Mississippi Valley, breeding from northern Illinois, north 
to Lake Winnipeg; more or less frequent eastward to the Atlantic Coast.” 
Range in Ohio.—Impertfectly known. Recorded by Moseley as rare on Lake 
Erie. Recently found breeding there. 
A fortunate discovery made late in the season of 1903 enables us to 
add this interesting bird to the state list. On the 26th of June, while 
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Taken at Cedar Point. - Photo by the Author. 
WHERE THE PLOVER NESTS. : 
