76 WILSON'S PLOVER. 



shorter, the rest rapidly graduated ; outer secondaries very short, inner 

 elongated so as to extend as far as the second primary. Tail of mode- 

 rate length, straight, rounded, of twelve feathers. 



Bill black. Edges of eyelids grey ; iris reddish-brown. Feet light 

 flesh-coloured; claws dusky. The general colour of the plumage above 

 is light brownish-grey. Lower part of forehead and a broad streak over 

 the eyes white ; throat white, that colour extending narrow behind so as 

 to form a collar, below which is another of the general tint of the back 

 across the fore neck. The rest of the lower parts white. Quills and 

 tail of a deeper greyish-brown, the shafts white, the two lateral tail-fea- 

 thers whitish. 



Length to end of tail 1^^ inches, to end of wings 7^'V» to end of claws 

 8/2; extent of wings 14;^; wing from flexure 5; tail 2;^; bill along the 

 back II, along the edges 1 ; tarsus 1/^ '> middle toe ^|, its claw ^%. 



Young Male in winter plumage. Plate CCIX. Fig. 1. 



The Adult Male which is represented in Plate 284, is similar in 

 colouring to the female as described above, but the lore is dusky, the 

 white band on the forehead is surmounted by one of brownish black, and 

 there is a half collar of the same colour across the neck in front. 



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