THE GOLDEN PLOVER. 71 



only five ounces ; it is only an occasional visitor to 

 England. 



The Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialis} is a 

 moorland bird; and the Dottrell (C. morinellus) is an 

 alpine bird which appears in the British Isles in the 

 breeding season, but they are both addicted to marshes 

 in winter. 



GOLDEN PLOVER. 



The Ringed Plover (C. piaticuld) is a bird of the 

 sea-coast, breeding there. The same may be said of 

 the Kentish Plover ( C. cantianus), Sanderling (Tringa 

 arenaria), Turnstone (Strepsilas collaris}, and Little 

 Ringed Plover ( C. minor). These birds are occasionally 

 marsh birds. 



