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CHARADRID^E. 



partially migratory ; hence they may appear at a certain 

 season in some particular spot, and be entirely lost sight 

 of for many months. Individuals which have been bred 

 in high latitudes are more precise in their periods of 

 migration than those bred in the south. In Kamtschatka, 

 for instance, their southern migration is so regular that 

 the month of October has received the name of the 



THE LAPWING, OR PEEWIT. 



" Lapwing month." In Britain their wanderings are both 

 more uncertain and limited ; for, though they assemble in 

 flocks in autumn, they only migrate from exposed localities 

 to spots which, being more sheltered, afford them a better 

 supply of food. 



In April and May these birds deposit their eggs, making 

 no further preparation than that of bringing together a-few 



