CHABIDEIIDJE. — LI. 121 



t Hind toe present, very short. . . . StpTATAEOLA, 1. 



tt Hind toe absent Chabadbics, 3. 



** Plumage not speckled; head and neck with dark bands in the 

 breeding season; toes 3 .^Egialitis, 3. 



/. SQUATAROLA, Cuvier. Whistling Plotbes. 



1. S. helvetica, (L.) Cuv. Black - Bellied Plovbb. 

 Ox -Eye, ^Grayish, speckled; black below in breeding 

 season, at other times white; L. 11^; W. 7; T. 3; B. 

 1^; Ts. 2. In most parts o£ the world. 



2. CHARADRIUS, L. Golden Plothes. 



1. D. fulvus (Gm.) var. virginicus, (Borck ) Coues. 

 Golden Plotbe. Feost Bied, Dark and grayish 

 above, profusely speckled, some of the spots bright 

 yellow; black below in breeding season, at other times 

 grayish; L. 10^; W. 7; T. 3; B. 1; Ts. If. N. Am., a 

 well known game bird. 



3. /EGIALITIS, Boie. Ring - Neck Plotees. 

 * Bill black, rather long; L. 8 or more. 



1. /E. vooiferus, {L.) G&ss. Kildeee Plovee. Brown; 

 rump bright orange brown; tail with black, white, amd 

 orange; two black bars across breast, and one above the 

 white forehead; L. 9^; W. 6i; T. 8J. N. Am., abund-J 

 ant in the Miss. Valley. 



** Bill black-tipped, short and stout; L. 7 or less. 



2. /E. semipalmatus, (Bon.) Cab. Ring - Neck Plovee. 

 Dark ashy brown; black bands broad; feet semipalmate; 

 L. 7. N.Am. 



3. ^. melodus, (Ord) Cab. Piping Plovee. Very 

 pale ashy brown, clear white below; dark bands narrow 

 and faint; toes slightly webbed; L. 6f. E. N. Am., 

 abundant along the coast. 



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