270. Squatarola squataroin 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. 11 inches 
Adult. Inspring. Above, forehead white; back black and white 
mottled ; wing-patch white; tail white, barred with black. Below, 
sides of head, throat and breast black, bordered with white; 
axillars, (feathers under the wing, showing in 
flight) black. Infalland Immature. Above 
brown speckled with white and yellowish. Be- 
low white with black markings. Bill and feet 
dark. Also known as Beetle-head. Found on 
the beaches and mud flats in flocks with other 
shore birds or alone. Note. ‘“ Loud, sweet 
whistle of two or three notes.” 
. Breeds. Far north. Migrant in May and July 
to November. 

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