108 GREAT PLOVER. 



two first have a large patch of yellowish white an inch and a half from the tips; 

 secondaries, also purplish black. Chin and upper part of neck, white ; lower neck, breast, 

 abdomen, and flanks, yellowish white, the shaft of each feather streaked with umber 

 brown. Vent and under tail coverts, ochreous; the tail has the feathers black at the 

 tips, above which is a bar of white, while the upper halves are yellowish brown, with 

 darker markings. Legs and toes, greenish yellow; claws, black brown. 



The female does not differ materially from the male. 



The young birds are somewhat lighter coloured, and the markings are not so decided 

 as in the adult. 



The length of the Great Plover is sixteen to seventeen inches. 



The plate is taken from a drawing from a recent specimen by John Gatcombe, Esq., 

 of Wyndham Place, Plymouth. 



