GOLDEN PLOVER . — Charddnus Pluvidlis. 
D OTTEREL . — Charadrius morinellus> 
KENTISH PLOVER . — Charadrius Cantianm. 
Three English Plovers are seen in this illustration. 
The Golden Plover, sometimes called the Yellow Plover from its prettily 
coloured plumage, is common in many parts of England, being found mostly in 
the more northern districts of Great Britain. Its colour is greyish-black above, 
mottled with golden-yellow, and the face, chin, and under parts, are black. 
The Dotterel has long been held as the type of stupidity, and to call a man a 
Dotterel is considered as great an insult as to term him a goose or a donkey. Its 
colour is brown of various shades, mottled with white. 
The pretty little Kentish Plover may be seen on some of our shores, running 
along the edge of the waves with surprising celerity. 
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