of the United States. 297 



and beneath, white ; frontlet, and a broad ring around the 

 base of the neck, black ; bill black ; feet flesh color. 



Adult, a black sincipital band. 



Young, sincipital band; frontlet and neck-ring, dusky. 



Wilson's Plover, Charadrius wilsonius, Wils. Am. Orn. ix. 

 p. 77. pi. 7.1. fig. 5. 



Inhabits the sea shores of the southern and middle states 

 during summer. 



219. Charadrius vociferus L. Olive-ash ; rump orange ; 

 front, collar and beneath, white ; a broad neck ring and pec- 

 toral belt, black ; tail cuneiform. 



Kildeer Plover, Charadrius vociferus, Wils. Am. Orn. vii. 

 p. 73. pi. 59. fig. 6. 



Inhabits common throughout the union ; more numerous 

 during winter in the southern states, though resident in the 

 middle ones. 



220. Charadrius pluvialis, L. Mottled with black and golden- 

 yellow ; long axillary feathers dingy white. 



Summer plumage, beneath black : winter, beneath whitish. 



Moulting and young duller; beneath varied with black and 

 whitish. 



Golden Plover, Charadrius pluvialis, Wils. Am. Orn. vii. 

 p. 71. pi. 59. fig. 5. winter plumage ; and Nob. Am. Orn. sum- 

 mer dress. 



Inhabits throughout the world ; retiring in the summer to 

 the north to breed. 



SUBGENUS II. sqUATAROLJ. 



Squatarola, Cuv. Tringa, L. Gm. Lath. III. Vanellus, 

 Briss. Temm. Vieill. Ranz. 



Feet four-toed ; hind toe exceedingly small. 



Connects our genus Charadrius with our genus Vanellus, 

 which has no representative in the United States, and of 

 which authors make it a section. 



