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Kl^.V TO THE WATER BIRDS OK FLORIDA. 



/EQIALITIS HELODA {Oni). 

 Piping Plover. 



Adult in suiiiincr : Upper parts ashy; forehead white, 

 separated from the ash color of the head by a narrow patch 

 of Ijlack : a band on the side of the breast black ; under 

 parts and a ring around the neck white. 



Adult in luintcr : Similar to the summer plumage, but 

 the black marking replaced by grayish buff or ashy gray 

 instead of black. Bill orange at base, tipped with black. 



Length. 7.20; Wing, 4.80; Tarsus, .90; Bill, .50. 



Ranges from Labrador to the West Indies 

 and South America. It is a common species 

 on the New England coast during the migra- 

 tions, and is a regular winter visitant to Florida, although not abundant. 



The Piping Plover breeds from Virginia to Labrador and Newfoundland. 

 The etriTS are dull white marked with dark brown. 



>CQIALITIS HELODA CIRCUHCINCTA Kidgw. 



\ 

 Belted Piping Plover. I 



It is similar to N. nicloda, Ijut differs in having an unbroken black band from the sides 

 around in front of the neck. I 



This species occurs on the coast during the migrations. I am not aware j 



that it has been recorded from Florida, but it no doubt occin-s there. i 



Subgenus OCHTHODROMUS Reich. 



/EQIALITIS WILSONIA (Ord.). 

 Wilson's Plover. 



. \itult male : .\l)0ve ashy brown: forehead white, extending into a faint superciliary stripe 

 of dull black on the crown; throat white, continuing on the sides of the neck, nearly joining 

 upon the nape ; a black pectoral band, the feathers edged with white, becoming brown upon 

 the sides ; under parts white : two central tail feathers brown, the others showing increasing 

 markings of white to the outer tail feathers, which are white; bill black (large and stout) ; legs 

 pinkish. 



