BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER— Family Charadriidffi. 
-< 0 . bquatarola squatarola. 12 inches 
A remarkably handsome species when in their summer dress 
The upper parts are largely white, with bla.k spots and bars 
an,i t * ’, " mg * an ' 1 r j lil: the of head, Ihroat, breast 
toV In wTitefen are bla r k - This s P eeies ha * a small hind 
toe. In winter they are brownish-blaek. somewhat mottled 
above; below, dull white. This is a verv fandliar h ! 
headb m o e r n <4i,nh S a better V the ‘name of “Beetle- 
TSioc+ t Bull : llea ' 1 - The T are very numerous in the fall 
infafi Jir/- 6 aS 11 f ual , Wlth the Plover, without much lin- 
• 11 1 111 a tatt of grass: three or four eggs, brownish- 
bufl: in color and boldly marked with black (2.00x1.40). 
GOLDEN PLOVER. 
rp, . . _ Charadrius dominicus. 10 inches 
The Uack of the underparts extends to the lower tail coverts 
and white^Tbw “ Te 2 aricf f tc ' 1 with black - golden vellow 
ami white. These are often found in large flocks with the 
alVo' 'the^ame 7 “ ^ ^ during mi £ ratioa - The habits are 
m ”.^*T Ab 7 n ; lantlj alon - The e °as t of the Arctic ocean, on the 
mainland and also on the islands. Three to four eggs 1.90x1.30). 
