82 lairds of Canada. 



t 1 : .gialitis vocifcms. The Kill-deer Plover. 



The Kill-deer Plover is a summer resident of 

 ( 'anada. Color, above, light brown ; rump, 

 rufous ; black band on the breast ; and around 

 the neck a black ring ; beneath, white. It is 

 called " Kill-deer!' from its note. Nests, on the 

 ground ; eggs, four, light buff color. 



^Z}. montanus. The Mountain Plover. 



The Mountain Plover is an accidental visitor 

 in Canada. Length, nine inches. Color, grayish- 

 brown. Breeds in Manitoba and British Columbia. 



^Zi. Wilsonius. Wilson's Plover. 



This bird is occasionally met with in Canada 

 late in the fall. Breeds in Delaware, Virginia, 

 and the Carolinas. Color, ashy-brown above, 

 the feathers edged with pale ashy ; band on the 

 breast, brownish-black ; bill, black ; legs, yellow. 

 Length, eight inches. 



^i. scmi-palinatus. Semi-palmated Plover. 



This Plover breeds north of Ontario. Spring 

 and fall visitor. Color, above, light ashy-brown ; 

 beneath, white. Length, seven inches. 



^. mclodus. The Piping Plover. 



The Piping Plover arrives from the south 

 about the last of April. It is a regular summer 



