



Shore Birds 



273. Killdeer {Oxytchus vodferus). L. 10.5. Rump 

 and upper tail-coverts rusty. Ads. Above grayish 

 brown and rusty; below white with two black rings. 

 Notes. A noisy kildee, kildee. 



Range. North America, north to Newfoundland, Manitoba and 

 British Columbia; (rare on North Atlantic coast); breeds locally 

 throughout its range: winters from Virginia, Lower Mississippi Valley 

 and California south to South America. 



274. Semipalmated Plover (/Egialitissemipalmata). 

 L. 6.7. Web between bases of inner and middle toes. 

 Ads. One black ring around neck; a white ring in 

 front of it. Yng. Similar, but black parts brownish; 

 back margined with whitish. Winter. Same as last 

 but no whitish margins. 



Range. Breeds from Labrador northward; winters from Gulf 

 States to Brazil. 



275. Ring Plover {/Egialitis hiaticula). L. 7.5. 

 No webs between toes. Similar to 274 but larger, bill 

 yellow at base, black or brown bands wider. 



Range. '.'Northern parts of Old World and portions of Arctic Amer- 

 ica, breeding on the west shore of Cumberland Gulf." (A. O. U.) 



277. Piping Plover (/Egialitis meloda}. L. 7; B. 

 short, .5. Very pale above. Ads. Above ashy, 

 crown and sides of breast black; no rusty. Yng. Sim- 

 ilar, but black replaced by ashy gray. Notes. A short 

 plaintive, piping whistle, repeated. 



Range. Eastern North America; breeds from Virginia to Newfound- 

 land; winters from Florida southward. 



277a. Belted Piping Plover (/E. m. circumcincta). 

 Similar to No. 277 but black on sides of breast meeting 

 to form a breast band. 



Range. Mississippi Valley; breeds from northern Illinois and Ne- 

 braska north to Lake Winnipeg, east to Magdalen and Sable Islands; 

 winters from Gulf southward; casual migrant on Atlantic coast. 



278. Snowy Plover (/Egialitis nivosa). L. 6.5. 

 No complete ring. Ads. Black on crown; ear-coverts 

 and sides of breast black. Yng. The same, but no 

 black; above margined with whitish. Winter. Same 

 as last but no whitish margins. 



Range. Western United States east to Texas and Kansas; breeds 

 from Indian Territory and southern California northward; winters 

 from Texas and southern California southward. 



280. Wilson Plover (Ochthodromus wilsonius). 

 L. 7.5; B. .8. No black on hind-neck. Ad. $. One 

 black breast -and crown-band; .some rusty about head. 

 Ad. 9. Similar but black areas brownish gray. Yng. 

 Same as last, but above margined with whitish. 

 Winter. No whitish margins. 



Range. Tropical and temperate America; breeds north to Virginia. 

 Gulf States, and Lower California; winters southward to Brazil; 

 r casual north to Nova Scotia. 



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