122 KRIDER'S SPORTING ANECDOTES. 



We believe this bird is not found in Great 

 Britain or upon the continent, the gray plover of 

 Ireland, which bears some resemblance to it, being 

 essentially different in its markings and habits. 

 It is said to be common in some parts of the vast 

 prairies of Missouri, but we are inclined to think, 

 is nowhere very abundant. 



The kildeer plover has been with us all winter. 

 We found them in companies of ten or twelve 

 feeding in the rye-fields and low meadows after 

 a thaw. They were very fat and excellent eating. 



