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the country people to be the sign of approaching stormy 

 weather. 1 



Its spring notes are said to be thought by the farm 

 labourers in some parts of Scotland to resemble the words 

 " pleugh weel, shave weel, harrow weel." 2 



Plover's Cairn, which is situated about half a mile south- 

 west of Twinlawford on the march between the parishes of 

 Westruther and Lauder, and is 1230 feet above the level 

 of the sea ; and Plovering Haugh, in the parish of Lauder, 

 have apparently got their names from this bird. 



In summer the adult male and female have the throat, 

 breast, and under parts of the body black. After the 

 autumn moult the under parts are white, mottled with 

 brown on the breast and flanks. 



1 Note from Mr. Andrew Balsillie, Dykehead, 25th July 1887. 



2 This is given (comme de M. Walter Gregor) by Holland, and it is explained 

 by him that "shave" means "sow" ; but perhaps the word may be retained as it 

 stands without being considered an unnecessary or superfluous advice. 



