HABITS OF THE GOLDEN PLOVER 



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companionship. In my opinion it is our most beautiful 

 shore bird. 



THE AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 1 also called GREEN and 

 FIELD PLOVER, is (or, at least was until recently) the Plover 

 most frequently seen in the Atlantic states, and in the markets. 



KILLDEER PLOVER. 



It frequents the banks of marshes and tide pools along the 

 seashore, but it is equally fond of the pools and ponds of 

 the uplands, particularly in old meadows. They are seldom 

 seen during the spring migration; they do not remain with us 

 during the summer, and it is only during the months of their 

 fall migration, from August 15 to November 1, that they 

 are really in evidence. During the open season they are much 

 sought by gunners which is the reason why there is now 

 only one bird where formerly there were fifty. In fact, the 



1 Char-a-dri'us do-min'i-cus. Average length, 10 inches. 



