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Wilson's Tlovkii, C ]Viliio7iius or J. If 7/so«/ms, seven inches long; breeds from Connecticut 

 to Texas. 'I'lic KiLDKEK-rLOVKK, C. vocifvnis or .1. vociferus of Linnfciis, is brownish-olive 

 above; runip oranire ; beneath \vliitt>. It takes its name from its cry, kildccr, kildeer, constantly 

 repeated; breeds from Texas to Massachusetts; in summer is seen on gravelly plains in the in- 

 terior' ill winter it lives along tlie sea-shore; feeds on worms, nocturnal insects, and grasshop- 

 ]»ers. It-s llesh is little esteemed. The Mountain Ploveu, A. montanus, is found in Western 



Nortli America. 



Ocntts SC^UATvVlvOLA : Squatarola. — This includes the Gray Plover, S. cinerca — S. Helve- 

 tica of LinnfPus — twelve inches 

 long ; found throughout North 

 America, and the sea-coasts of 

 most northern and temperate 

 regions. It is called Whistling- 

 Plover^ Bull-Head and Black- 

 hcUied Plover by sportsmen. 



Genus APHRIZA : Aphriza. 

 — This includes the Sl'kf-Bird, 

 A. virgata, of the Pacific coasts 

 of North and South America, 

 and the Sandwich Islands. 



Germs CALIDRIS : Cali- 

 dris. — This includes the Sand- 

 ERLiNG or Sanderling Plover, 

 C. arenaria ; eight inches long, 

 and regarded by some natural- 

 ists as rather a Sandpiper than a 

 Plover. It is usually found along 

 the sea-shore, often running up- 

 on the edge of the surf and feeding on small marine worms, small fishes, and crustaca. It is ash- 



gi-ay above, beneath white, and is found 

 throughout the temperate regions of Eu- 

 rope and North America ; also in South 

 America. 



Genus VANELLUS : Vanellns.—Th\fi 

 includes the Lapwing or Peewit, V.cris- 

 tatus — Pixhuit of the French — twelve 

 inches long ; above varied with green, 

 black, and reddish-chestnut; breast black; 

 belly white ; a numei'ous species distri- 

 buted throughout Europe and parts of 

 Africa and Asia. The name of Peewit is 

 given to this species from its cry ; the 

 slow flapping of its long wings is the ori- 

 gin of its other designation. 



Genus CEDICNEMUS: (Edicnemus.— 

 This includes the Great Plover, CE. 

 crepitans — also called Thick-Knee^ Stone 

 Curlew, <tc. It is seventeen inches long ; 

 pale brown above ; brownish -white be- 

 neath ; common in summer throughout 

 Southern Europe ; retires to Africa for the 

 THE THicK-KXEE OR GREAT plover7 wlntcr, aud Is found as far soutli as tlic Capc. 



Genus GL AREOLA : Glareola. — This includes several species called Pratincoles^ having a 



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