KENTISH PLOVER. 
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head and nape are bright red : the upper parts of 
the plumage are grey-brown : the whole of the 
quills have white shafts : the lateral tail-feathers 
on each side are white ; the third the same, and 
the rest brown : the beak, irides, and feet, black. 
The female does not possess the angular spot on 
the top of the head : the space between the eye 
and the beak, and spot behind the eye, are grey- 
brown : the red on the head and nape is tinged 
with grey. The young ones have not the black 
hue : the forehead, the eyebrows, and the nape, 
are slightly marked with a shade of white : the 
large spot on the lateral part of the breast is 
indicated by bright brown : the whole of the fea- 
thers on the upper parts are grey-brown, edged 
Vvith clear grey. 
The three last described birds possess so many 
characters in common, that it is very difficult 
to discriminate them apart; but by a proper at- 
tention to the description it is hoped any one will 
be enabled to denne them, as the descriptions, to 
avoid any possibility of mistake, are taken from 
Temminck, who has had frequent opportunities of 
seeing all the three in a free state. 
The present species is very abundant in Holland ; 
it migrates into Germany and the south, and occa- 
sionally into England, three or four having been 
taken near Sandwich in Kent: it lives on the borders 
of the sea, and sometimes, though rarely, on the 
banks of rivers : it feeds on small beetles, other 
insects, and marine worms : it lays its eggs on the 
