KILDEER PLOVER. 
(de gia/lites voci/feros. ) 
BOVE grayish brown with an olive shade, and sometimes 
a slight bronzy lustre. Tail coverts from orange brown 
to chestnut. Forehead with a white band from eye to 
eye, and a black band above it. White collar and throat. 
Black collar continuous with black pectoral band. ‘The foreparts 
are encircled with a complete black ring, behind which is a black 
half ring. 
A white stripe over and behind eye. Under parts white. 
Eye black with a bright ring around it. Length 9 to 10. 
North America breeding anywhere. Somewhat migratory. A 
noisy bird with a shrill whistle. 
Nest in grass or near water. Eggs four, drab or creamy, 
marked with brown. 
“Taura’s ‘table’ describes the Kildeer only, but 
we will take up the Woodcock and the Snipe also in 
this lesson. Perhaps a slight comparison of these birds 
may better enable us to know them if we ever have an 
opportunity to observe them,” Miss Sweet remarked as 
the pupils were taking their seats. 
As soon as they were ready for work, she said: 
‘'This bird is a small American Plover, which, on 
ou account of its shrill call, is in some parts of this 
country known as the Kildeer, and in other parts the 
Kildee. It is very common about water courses and 
marshy places. It is amusing to see them run about 
in the mud, on their long, slender legs, in search of 
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