KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



Charadrius squatarola (winter). 



^Egialitis vocifera. 



Length over 9 ; wing 6 or over ; toes three in number. 



( No rudimentary hind toe.) 

 Length, 9.50: Wing;. 7; Tail. 2.50; Tarsus, 1.65; Bill, 

 .90. Axillars gray. 



Charadrius dominicus. 

 Golden Plover. See page 



29: 



Length, 10.30: Wing, 6.50 : Tail. 3.50: Tarsus, 1.30: 

 Bill, .80. Rump rufous brown. 



/Egialitis vocifera. 

 Killdeer Plover. 



See page 29: 



Length under 9 ; wing under 6; toes three in number. 



Length. 8.10: Wing, 6: Tail. 2.60: Tarsus. 1.50; 

 Bill. .So. Above grayish brown : under parts dull 

 white ; buffy white on breast. In summer, 

 front of crown and loral streak black. In winter, 

 no black on head. 



/Egialitis montana. 

 Mountain Plover. See page 



-95 



Length, 7.70; Wing, 4.40; Tail. 1.90: Tarsus. 1.25 ; 

 Bill, .80. Bill large, black; a band of black or 

 brown on the breast. 



Length, 7: Wing, 4.50; Tail. 2: Tarsus, .80; Bill, .50. 

 Bill orange at base ; legs yellow ; no black stripe 

 from bill to eye. 



Length, 7.10; Wing, 4.75; Tail, 2.25; Tarsus. .90 ; 

 Bill, .50. Bill orange yellow at base ; a black 

 stripe from the bill passing under the eye ; 



toes with small web. 



/Ggialitis wilsonia. 

 Wilson's Plover. 



/Egialitis meloda. 

 Piping Plover. 



See page 294 



See page 294 



>Egialitis semipalmata. 

 Ring-neck Plover. See page 



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