Nest, &e. 
General 
descrip- 
tion. 
Mature 
plumage. 
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tion through Asia is equally extensive; and the species from 
the American continent is in every respect similar to our own. 
It thus embraces a geographical range, known to few others, 
but which tends to confirm an observation advanced, viz. 
that the distribution of species seems to be more or less ex- 
tended, in an inverse proportion, to the number each genus 
contains.—This bird breeds (as before mentioned) in the 
higher latitudes; and, for a nest, merely scrapes a small hole 
in the gravel, there depositing its eggs, four in number, of 
an oil-green or yellowish-grey colour, blotched and spotted 
with brown. Captain SaBrne mentions it as breeding in 
the North Georgian Islands.—Its flight is very similar to 
that of the Dotterel and Ring Plover, and it frequently ut- 
ters, when on wing, a short whistling note. It runs swiftly, 
and is a brisk and lively bird. 
PiatEe 33.* Fig. 1. Represents the male in mature plu- 
mage. 
Forehead, eyebrows, oval space between the bill and eyes, 
throat, nape and hind part of the neck white. Crown 
of the head black, the feathers being margined with yel- 
lowish-white. From the base of the under mandible, 
on each side, proceeds a band of black which surrounds 
the eyes, and, passing down the sides of the neck, joins 
the large gorget of black that occupies the lower part 
of the neck and upper part of the breast. Mantle and 
scapulars reddish-brown, irregularly varied with black. 
Lower part of the back, and upper tail-coverts, white. 
Rump black. Lateral tail-feathers white, the central 
ones black. Quills having their outer webs black, the 
basal parts of the inner webs and the shafts white. Se- 
condaries having broad white tips, forming a distinct 
bar across the wings. Belly, abdomen, vent, and under 
tail-coverts pure white. Legs and toes orpiment-orange, 
with the joints darker. Bill black. 
