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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTEKN NORTH AMElilCA. 



FAMILY CHARADRIID/E. 



Plovers. 



Toes, three, no hind toe. 



The Plovers are a cosraopolitnn fntnily, numbering something less than one hundred 

 species, fifteen of whicli occur in North Aineilc;i, iiicluiliii<r exotic stragglers. As a I'lile they 

 have but three toes, although two genera, Squatarola aud Vauellus, liave four. The tarsus is 

 reticulate aud the toes are partly webbed. 



Black-belliod Plover (Winter). 



Pipinff Plover. 



Semipalniateri Plover. 



* Group 1. Wing, 3.75 to 4.50 inches iong. 

 / Section 1. Bill, under .60. 



I>ill, orange at l)ase, the tip, lilack; legs, dull flesh color; a black 

 stripe from bill pa.ssing mu\t'.y eye. 



AeyialUia Hemipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. 



See No. 226. 



AetfialitiN Kemi 

 paliii.'tta. 



* For directions for nieasuremunt, see page 9. 



