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VERTEBRATA, 
Wilson's Plovkr, 0. Wilsonius or A. Wilsonius, seven inclies long ; breeds from Connecticut 
to Texas, The Kildeer-Plover, C. vociferus or A. vociferus of Linnieus, is brownish-olive 
above; rump orange ; beneath white. It takes its name from its cry, Jcildeer, kildeer^ constantly 
repeated ; breeds from Texas to Massachusetts ; in summer is seen on gravelly plains in the in- 
terior in winter it lives along the sea-shore ; feeds on Avorms, nocturnal insects, and grasshop- 
pers. Its flesh is little esteemed. The Mountain Plover, A, montanus, is found in Western 
North America. 
Genus SQUATAEOLA : Squatarola. — This includes the Gray Plover, S. cinerea S. Helve- 
tica of Linnasus — twelve inches 
long ; found throughout North 
America, and the sea-coasts of 
most northern and temperate 
regions. It is called Whistling- 
Plover, Bull-Head and Black- 
helUed Plover by sportsmen. 
Genus APHlilZA : Aphriza. 
— This includes the Sitrf-Bikd, 
A. virgata, of the Pacific coasts 
of North and South America, 
and the Sandwich Islands. 
Genus CALIDPJS: Cali- 
dris. — This includes the Sand- 
ERLiNG or Sanderxing Plover, 
C. arcnaria; eight inches long, 
and regarded by some natural- 
ists as rather a Sandpiper than a 
Plover, It is usually found along 
the sea-shore, often running up- 
on the edge of the surf and feeding on small marine worms, small fishes, and crustaca. It is ash- 
gray above, beneath white, and is found 
throughout the temperate regions of Eu- 
rope and North America ; also in South 
America. 
Gemis VANELLUS : Vanelhis.—Thm 
includes the Lapwing or Peewit, V. cris- 
tatus — Pixhuit of the French — twelve 
inches long ; above varied with green, 
black, and reddish-chestnut ; breast black ; 
belly white ; a numerous species distri- 
buted throughout Europe and parts of 
Africa and Asia. The name of Peewit is 
given to this species from its cry; the 
slow flapping of its long wings is the ori- 
gin of its other designation. 
Genus (EDICNEMUS: (Edicnemus.— 
This includes the Great Plover, (E. 
crejntans — also called Tliick-Knee, Stone 
Curlew, &c. It is seventeen inches long ; 
pale brown above ; brownish-white be- 
neath; common in summer throughout 
Southern Europe ; retires to Africa for the 
THE THICK-KNEE OR GREAT pLov^R."~ ~~ wintcT, aud Isfouud asfarsouth as tlic Capc. 
Genus GLAREOLA : Glareola. — This includes several species called Pratincoles^ having a 
THE LAPWING. 
