CHAPTER XXVII. 



THE PLOVERS. 



WE come now to the Fifth Order of birds, namely, 

 the Gralla- 

 tores. Gral- 

 lator means 

 one who 

 goes on 

 stilts, and 

 this Order 

 includes all 

 those long- 

 s h a n k e d 

 birds which 

 bare their 

 legs and 

 walk about 

 in shallow 

 waters, and 

 also many 

 which do not 

 go into water 

 but walk 

 upon dry 

 ground on 

 stilts. It 



must be admitted that this Order comprises a very 

 mixed lot, differing from each other in habits and 

 manner of life as well as in outward form and inward 

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Red-wattled Lapwing. 



