Shore Birds 



273. KiHdeer (^Oocyeckus voci/erus) , L. 10.5. Rump 

 and upper taii-coverts. rusty. /Ids. Above grayish 

 brown and rusty; below white with two black rings. 



Noles. A noisy kildee, kildee. 



Range. — North America, Tiorth So Newfoundland, Manitoba ^nd 

 British Columbia; (rare on North Atlantic coast); breeds locally 

 Ihroughoul Its range; winters from Virginia, Lower Mississippi Valley 

 and California south to South America. 



274. Semipal mated Plover {/Egialitis sgmipalmala). 

 L. 0.7. Web between bases of innei* and middle tuts. 

 Ads. One black ring around neck; a white ring in 

 front of it. Ytig. Sirnilar, but black parts brownish; 

 back margined with whitish. IVinter. Same as la^t 

 but no whitish margins. 



RatiEe.— Breeds from Labrador northward; winters from Hnlf 

 States to Brazil. 



275. Ring Plover {^gialitis juatieula). L. 7.5. 

 No webs between toes. Similar to 274 but larger, bill 

 yellow at base, black or brown bands wider. 



Range.— I' Northern parts of Old World and portions of Arctic Amer- 

 ica . breeding on the west shore of Cumberland Gulf." [A. O, U.) 



277. Piping Plover (>^,5M/;';;s meloda). L. 7; B. 

 short, .5. Very pale abnvf=. Ads. Above ashy, 

 crown and sides of breast black; no rusty. Yng. Sim- 

 ilar, but black replaced, by asliy gray. Notes. A short 



plaintive, j>i>«£ whistle, repeated- 



Range. Eastern North America; breeds from Virginia 10 Newfound- 

 land; winters from Florida southward. 



277a. Belted Piping Plover {/E. m. circumcinctj). 

 Similar to No. 277 but black on sides of breast meeting 

 to form a breast band. 



Range.^Mlssissippi Valley; breeds from norlliern Illinois and Ne- 

 braska north to Lake Winnipeg, east to Magdalen and Sable Islands; 

 winters from Gulf southward; casual migrant on Atlantic coast. 



278. Snowy Plover (/^gialiWs nivosa). L. 6.5. 

 No complete ring. Ads> Black on crown; ear-coverts 

 and sides of breast black. Yng. The same, bot no 

 black; above margined with whitish. IVinhT. Same 

 as last but no whitish margins. 



Range. — Western United States east to Te.tas and Kansas; breeds 

 from InJian Territory and southern California northward; winters 

 from Texas and southern California southward. 



280. Wilson Plover (Ochthodrotnus -uiilsomus).' 

 L. 7.5; B. .8. No black on hind-neck. Ad. c?. One 

 black breast-and crown-band; some rusty about he.td. 

 Ad. 9 ■ Similar but black areas brownish gray. Ytig. 

 Same as last, but above margined with whitish. 

 iVinter. No whitish margins. 



Range— Tropical and temperate America: breed? north to Virginia, 

 Gulf States, and Lower California; winters souihwarj to Brazil; 

 casual north to Nova Scotia, 



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