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the belly is almost white ; the quills are dusky ; the 

 tail is marked with dusky and yellow bars ; the legs 

 are black. 



The golden plover varies much in plumage ; the 

 neck and breast are black in the breeding season. 



The female lays 4 pale olive- coloured eggs, spotted 

 with black. 



2. MORINELLUS. DOTTEREL. 



Ch. pectore ferrugineo, fascia superciliorum pecto- 

 risque lineari alba, pedibus nigris. Lath. 



The bill is black ; irides dark ; the head, shafts of 

 the quills, belly, and tip of the tail are black; a 

 broad white line crosses above each eye ; the cheeks, 

 throat, and thighs are white; the breast and sides 

 are orange the rest is olive ; the legs are dark olive. 



Weight 4oz. migrates. 



3 ' JIlxANDRINUS, Syn. > RINGED PLOVER ' 



Ch. griseo-fuscm subtus albus, pectore nigro, fronte 

 nigricante fasciola alba, vertice fusco, pedibus 

 luteis, Lath. 



The bill is orange, tipped with black; irides hazel ; 

 the forehead and belly are white ; a black gorget on 



