CHARADRIID#: PLOVERS 
Small, stocky birds with long wings and short necks ; distinguished 
from the sandpipers by their much shorter and stouter bills. All 
have a habit of standing still after a short run, like a robin. All 
but the Black-bellied bob their heads when standing. The Killdeer 
and Piping breed in New England, all the others far north. The 
males and females are alike. 
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