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rLOVEIlS. 



Wirir.ppcj.'," and onKtward to tlu' MMj,'<laUii and Sahlo Islnndrt; wintiTu from 

 the dull' hdutlnvaid. Cu.siial <»n tlio Atlantic coaist during the niigrutions. 

 Long Islainl, A. \'. in suninicr. 



280. .£g^alitls wUaonia, (Or,l). Wilsun's ri.ovKu. .U. s.— 

 Loren, front of frown, and a hand on tlic hruust black; ro^^t of under partu, 



forehead, and an indistinct ring ou 

 the nape white; sitU^.s of tlu- heail 

 and na^ic sonictinies with rufous 

 markings; cheeks, 

 crown, and back 

 brownish gray ; 

 inner tail-feathera 

 fuscous, outer ones becoming wliite. 

 A(J. 9 .—Similar, but black replaced 

 by brownish gray, ///i.— Similur to 

 9 , but upper parts margineil with 

 grayish. I^., 7"")U; W., 4-5U : Tar., 

 MO; B., -80. 



Riinge. — America, breeding from 

 Virginia to Central America; win- 

 ters soutliward to Hrazil ; casual 

 north waril to Nova Scotia. 



Long Islai\d, A. \'., in sum- 

 mer. 



7iV/f/«. thrcp, creamy white, even- 

 ly and ratlier finely spotted and speckled with chocolate, 1.42 x 1'03. 



Tliis is a more strictly maritime species than the other representa- 

 tives of this genus. Sandy beaches are its favorite resorts, but it is 

 also found on mud-flats exposed by tiie falling tide. Dr. Cones de- 

 scribes its note as half a whistle, half a chirp, quite different from that 

 of the preceding species. It is a gentle, unsuspicious bird, and when 

 its nest is aj)proaclu'd it runs about the intruder and begs as plainly 

 as a bird can that he will not disturb its treasures. 



Tlic Mountain Plover {2f^1. .FfjInHfin mnnt'tiHi), n western species, is of 

 accidental occurrence in Florida. The upper parts are grayish brown margined 

 with rufous, tlie under parts are wliite tinged with buffy on the breast; in 

 adults the front of tlie crown and lores arc black. L., about 8-75; W., 5-7o; 

 Tar., I'oO ; B., -85. 



Fio. Ofi -Wilson's Plover. (Natural size.) 



Family Aphrizid^. Surf Birds and Turnstones. 



A small family of four species, three of which are found in Xorth 

 America, though but one of these visits our Eastern States. They are 

 strictly maritime bird.s, frequenting only the seacoasts, where thej 

 prefer the outer beaches. 



