WATER BIRDS. 



Whooping Crane. 



The Sanderling Plover is found in the United States. 



Black-necked Stilt. 



They breed in the remote regions of the north, 

 making a rude nest of grass, laying four eggs, in June. In August, they migrate to the South. They are 

 found on the beaches, in New Jersey, during part of the winter, in flocks, running about and feeding on 

 small shell-fish and marine insects. 



The Common, or Golden Plover, is, according to the season of the year, met with in almost every part 

 of the world, breeding in the northern regions in summer, and migrating to the south in winter. On the 

 coast of the United States, they are caught by means of the clap-net. Their flesh is highly esteemed. 



The Black-necked Stilt is common in North and South America. They are waders, living on larvae, 

 spawn, flies and other insects, and frequenting salt marshes and shallow pools on the sea-board. 



The Whooping Crane, the largest of American birds, is upwards of four feet long, and stands five feet 

 in height. Its wing and tail feathers resemble those'of the ostrich. Its whoop is like that of an Indian. 

 It frequents the sea-shore, wandering along marshes and muddy flats, in quest of reptiles, fish and 

 marine worms. 



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Sande^ng Plover. 



The Common, or Golden Plover. 



