SNOWY PLOVER. 



278. Aegialitis nivosa. 6 l /2 in. 



Very pale ashy-gray, white and black as 

 shown by the upper bird. Bill more slender 

 than that of the Piping Plover and wholly 

 black. Very active and fleet of foot. 



Note. Plaintive, piping whistles. 



Nest. A hollow in the sand. Four clay- 

 colored eggs with a few black specks. 



Range. Western U. S., breeding east to 

 Kans. and southern Tex. Casual in Fla. and 

 La. 



WILSON PLOVER. 



280. Octhodromus wilsonius. 7.5 in. 



Bill large compared to the preceding spe- 

 cies, and entirely black. Brownish-gray and 

 white, with a broad band of black across 

 the breast and a patch on the crown. 



Note. A rapid chirping. 



Nest. On the sand. Eggs grayish, speck- 

 ed and scratched with black. 



Range. South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



