KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



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Cliaradrius squatarola (summer plumage). 



Cliaradrius squatarola (winter plumage). 



( haradrius squatarola (foot). 



This species mixx always be distinguished from the Golden Plover by 

 the presence of a rudimentary hind toe and the black axillars, which are 

 gray in the Golden Plover. 



It ranges from the Arctic regions to South America, being common 

 on the Atlantic coast during migrations. It breeds in the far North; the 

 eggs are usually four, pale oliN-e brown, spotted and speckled with brown 

 and black. 



