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diagnostic flight or identification note of Plovers is used more 

 generally than in Yellow-legs and other species, for instance, and 

 that they seem to have less variety of calls. 



A second, flocking note, is a soft mellow "quu-hu" (from about 

 15 birds together, Florida, September 6, 1919) heard both in air 

 and on the ground, and in chorus when a flock was flushed, circl- 

 ing and hovering in uncertain manner. 



A dissimilar unloud "cuk cuk cuk, cuk, cuk, ^uk cuk cuk cuk" 

 heard from a single bird alighted with decoys and running about 

 (also Florida, September). 



Golden Plover (Charadrius dominions dominions) . The flight- 

 note of the Golden Plover is a ringing "que-e-e-a" less clear and 

 whistled than that of the Black-breast, with a suggestion of the 

 Kildeer in it. 



Kildeer Plover (Oxyechus vociferus vociferus). The common 

 note of the Kildeer used in flight and at other times is a sharp 

 "ke-he!." When the bird is flushed it is characteristically varied 

 to " ki-i-he. " About its breeding grounds, where it is very noisy, 

 the note is commonly "ke!" cr "kehe!". 



Semipalmated or Ring-necked Plover (Aegialitis semipalmata) . 

 The flight-note of the Ring-neck is a short, whistled "tyoo-eep." 

 The birds have a variety of lesser notes which are not so often 

 heard, and most frequently in the spring. A little company of 

 probably wintering birds (Florida, late March) called "kup, kup, " 

 as they were flushed and flew a few yards to alight again. The 

 flight-note is sometimes replaced by rougher cacking notes in 

 small flocks on the wing. 



Piping Plover (Aegialitis meloda). The plaintive piping notes 

 of this species are so characteristic of its breeding grounds, they are 

 evidently associated with the nesting season, and perhaps corre- 

 spond to song. At other times the birds are rather silent. 



Wilson's Plover (Ochthodromus wilsonins wilsonins). The com- 

 monest note on the ground and on the wing (Florida, late March, 

 apparently on breeding grounds) is a tern-like "quip," sometimes 

 double "qui-pip." Less frequently, on the ground, a surpris- 

 ingly human whistled "whip." 



