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of the United States . 
and beneath, white ; frontlet, and a broad ring around the 
base of the neck, black ; bill black ; feet flesh color. 
Adult, a black sincipital band. 
Young, sincipital band; frontlet and neck-ring, dusky. 
Wilson’s Plover , Charadrius wilsonius , Wils. Am. Orn. ix, 
p. 77 . pi. 73 . fig. 5 . 
Inhabits the sea shores of the southern and middle states 
during summer. 
219 . Charadrius vociferus L. Olive-ash ; rump orange ; 
front, collar and beneath, white ; a broad neck ring and pec- 
toral belt, black ; tail cuneiform. 
Kildeer Plover , Charadrius vociferus , Wils. Am. Orn . vii. 
p. 73 . pi. 59 . fig. 6. 
Inhabits common throughout the union ; more numerous 
during winter in the southern states, though resident in the 
middle ones. 
220. Charadrius pluvi alis, L M >ttled with black and golden- 
yellow ; long axillary feathers dingy white. 
Summer plumage, beneath black : winter, beneath whitish. 
Moulting and young duller; beneath varied witli black and 
whitish. 
Golden Plver , Charadrius plvvinlis, Wils. Am. Orn. vii. 
p. 71 . pi. 59 . fig. 5 winter plumage ; and JVob. Am. Orn. sum- 
mer dress. 
Inhabits throughout the world ; retiring in the summer to 
the north to breed. 
SUBGENUS U. SqUATAROLA. 
Squatarola, Cuv. Tringa , L. Gm. Lath. III. Vanellus s 
Briss. Temm. Vieill. Ranz. 
Feet four-toed ; hind toe exceedingly small. 
Connects our genus Charadrius with our genus Vanellus, 
which has no representative in the United States, and of 
which authors make it a section. 
