Birds of Canada. 8 1 



Grus americana. The White Crane. 



This magnificent bird occasionally visits West- 

 ern Canada. It is fifty-two inches in length ; 

 the plumage, pure white. Its migrations extend 

 from South America to the arctic circle. 



Ibis falcincllus. The Glossy Ibis. 



This beautiful bird is an accidental visitor. 

 Head, glossy green, with purple reflections; neck, 

 back, breast, and abdomen, dark chestnut ; part 

 of breast shaded with green ; sides, dusky, tinged 

 with green ; edge of wings, dark red, upper parts, 

 dark green, glossed with purple. Breeds in Vir- 

 ginia and Florida. 



SUB-ORDER ORALLY. 

 FAMILY CHAR ABRIDGE. THE PLOVERS. 



Charadrius virginicus. The Golden Plover. 



This Plover passes through Canada about the 

 last of April, on its way north to breed. About 

 the first of September, they again visit Canada in 

 small flocks while migrating southward. Color, 

 above, brownish-black, with irregular spots of 

 golden-yellow ; beneath, black, with lustrous 

 brown. Nests, in the grass ; eggs, four, of a 

 light buff color, 

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