GREAT PLOVER. 



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halves mottled with two shades of brown, the third portion 

 white, the ends black; the outside tail-feathers shorter 

 than those in the middle. The chin and throat white ; the 

 neck and breast pale brownish white, each feather streaked 

 along the centre with blackish brown ; belly, sides, and 

 flanks almost white, with long narrow longitudinal streaks ; 

 vent and under tail-coverts buffy white, without streaks ; 

 legs and toes yellow ; the claws almost black. 



The whole length is seventeen inches. The wing from 

 the carpal joint to the end, nine inches and three-quarters : 

 the first and second quill -feathers nearly equal in length, 

 and the longest in the wing. 



The plumage in the two sexes is nearly similar. 



In young birds the markings of the plumage are less 

 distinct. 



The breast-bone of this species is here figured. 



