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entirely cover the thick end. The bird leaves the 

 nest at the approach of man, with shrill screams, and 

 flies, like the Lapwing, round the intruder. In some 

 nests I found damp earth in layers between the eggs, 

 or covered with it to conceal them. The young birds 

 resemble the old ones, even in their nest plumage." 



The Spur-winged Plover has the top of the head, 

 throat, neck, abdomen, primary wing feathers and end 

 of tail black; sides of the head, nape, rump, under 

 wing and tail coverts, shoulders, and lower part of 

 abdomen pure white; back and wing coverts light 

 brown; beak and feet black; iris deep red. The 

 plumage, according to M. Temminck, is alike in both 

 sexes. 



My figure is taken from a specimen from Egypt, 

 kindly sent me by Mr. Tristram, and was killed in 

 March, 1858. 



It has also been figured by Brisson, vol. v, pi. 7, 

 fig. 2; Savigny, Egypte, pi. 6, fig. 3; Gould, B. of E., 

 pi. 293. 



