MOUNTAIN PLOVER. 



281. Podasocys montanus. 9 in. 



Grayish-brown and buffy white with black 

 band on crown but none on breast or sides. 

 Frequents prairies not necessarily in the 

 vicinity of water. 



Note. Low musical whistles. 



Nest. On the ground. Eggs brownish- 

 gray, blotched with blackish. 



Range. Breeds from Nebr. and Mont, 

 south to Tex. and N. Mex. Accidental in Fla. 

 Family APHRIZID^E3. 

 RUDDY TURNSTONE. 

 283a. Arenaria interpres morinella. 9 l / 2 in. 



Adults with the back and wings yellowish- 

 brown mixed with black. Otherwise black 

 and white as shown. Young with no bright 

 rufous and little black. Legs bright orange. 



Nest. On the ground. Eggs gray, beauti- 

 fully marbled with lilac and brown. 



Range. Breeds on the Arctic coast. Win- 

 ters from Va., La. and Cal. southward. 

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