144 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. CHARADRIID.^. 



THE plovp:rs. 



SQUATAROLA HELVETICA. {I.hui.) 

 Black-bellied Plover. 



Willie?'- Plumage, Male. — Above, dull black, speckled \\-ith whit- 

 ish, barred on the rump ; below, grayish white, with more or less 

 dusky on the breast and throat ; axillary plimies, blackish; it has a 

 small hind toe, hardly noticeable ; bill, thick, black. 



Length ii, wing 7.30, tail 3.05, tarsus 2, bill i.io. 



The Black-bellied Plover is a regular winter visitant, although it 

 cannot be considered as common. A single specimen was taken on 

 Andros Island in January, and I observed several small flocks during 

 the latter part of the month. They frequent the salt marshes and 

 beaches. 



Fig. And. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 315. 



