Fam.—CHARADRIADÆ. (The Plovers.)
SHORT-BILLED PLOVER.[96]
Ægialites melodus.
| Charadrius hiaticula, | Wils.—Aud. pl. 220. |
| Charadrius melodus, | Ord. |
[96] Length 7 inches, expanse 14½, flexure 4⁵⁄₈, tail 2³⁄₁₀, rictus ⁵⁄₁₀, tarsus 1, middle toe 1⁷⁄₂₀. Intestine 14 inches: two cæca, 1 inch long.
I have nothing to add to Wilson’s memoir of this little bird. About the beginning of November, they arrive in Jamaica from the north; after which they may be seen running swiftly on the mud of morasses, and on the sea-beach, in company with Sand-pipers. They feed on small mollusca, worms, &c.
KILDEER PLOVER.[97]
Tilderee.—Tell-tale.
Ægialites vociferus.
| Charadrius vociferus, | Linn.—Aud. pl. 225. |
| Ægialites vociferus, | Boie. |