Part 2 — Plates

Plates

PLATE 1. UPLAND PLOVER. Belleville, Mich., June 17, 1923, presented by Dr. Frank N. Wilson.

PLATE 2. SOLITARY SANDPIPER Upper: Nesting site of solitary sandpiper, near Belvedere, Alberta, presented by Mr. Richard C. Harlow. Lower: Solitary sandpiper, Staten Island, N. Y., presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.

PLATE 3. SOLITARY SANDPIPER Upper: Nesting site of solitary sandpiper, Red Lodge, Alberta, May 29, 1923. Lower: Nest and eggs in above locality. Both photographs presented by Mr. J. Fletcher Street. Referred to on page 3.

PLATE 4. WILLET Upper: Nesting site of a colony of willets. Lower: A nest in above colony, Bulls Island, S. C., May 22, 1915. Both photographed by the author. Referred to on page 29.

PLATE 5. WILLET. Upper: Nest of willet in an open situation, Bulls Island, S. C., May 23, 1915; photographed by the author. Referred to on page 30. Lower: Willet on its nest in a still more open situation, Sandy Point, S. C., June 7, 1927; presented by Mr. Roger T. Peterson. Referred to on page 30.

PLATE 6. WILLET. Upper: Willet watching the passing of a boat down a tidal creek, near Bulls Bay, S. C.; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves. Lower: Nest of willet, Merritts Island, Fla., June 2, 1927; presented by Mr. Donald J. Nicholson.

PLATE 7. WILLET. Willet on its nest, among sand dunes, near Bulls Bay, S. C.; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves. The grass pattern is well illustrated.

PLATE 8. WESTERN WILLET. Western willet on its nest, near Salt Lake City, Utah; presented by Mr. Clark Blickensderfer. Notice the protective coloration.

PLATE 9. WESTERN WILLET. Nest of western willet, near Salt Lake City, Utah; presented by Mr. Clark Blickensderfer.

PLATE 10. WANDERING TATTLER. Upper: Nesting site of wandering tattler, on the gravel in the foreground, upper Savage valley, Alaska, July 1, 1925. Lower: Nest of wandering tattler in above locality. Both photographs presented by Mr. Olaus J. Murie, by courtesy of the Biological Survey. Referred to on page 43.

PLATE 11. WANDERING TATTLER. Upper: Young wandering tattler, about 12 days old, Mount McKinley, Alaska, July 8, 1926; presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon. Lower: Wandering tattler on its nest, upper valley of Savage River, Alaska, July 1, 1925; presented by Mr. Olaus J. Murie, by courtesy of the Biological Survey. Referred to on page 43.

PLATE 12. WANDERING TATTLER. Upper: Male wandering tattler feeding in shallow water. Lower: Same bird brooding and talking to chick. Both photographs presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon and taken by him at Mount McKinley, Alaska, June 22, 1926.

PLATE 13. UPLAND PLOVER. Upper: Nest of upland plover, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., May 26, 1900. Referred to on page 58. Lower: Nest of upland plover, near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, June 11, 1906. Referred to on page 58. Both photographs by the author.

PLATE 14. UPLAND PLOVER. Nest of upland plover, Columbus, Ohio; presented by Mr. Edward S. Thomas.

PLATE 15. Upper: UPLAND PLOVER. Young upland plover, Holt County, Nebr.; presented by Mr. Frank C. Pellett. Lower: SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Nest of spotted sandpiper, at the base of a mullein stalk, on the bank of a creek, Bear Creek, Oreg.; presented by Mr. J. E. Patterson.

PLATE 16. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Upper: Nest of spotted sandpiper, Branchport, N. Y., June 24, 1914; presented by Mr. Verdi Burtch. Lower: Nest of spotted sandpiper, Columbus, Ohio, June, 1925; presented by Mr. Edward S. Thomas.

PLATE 17. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Upper: Immature spotted sandpiper swimming. It propelled itself by wings alone while beneath the surface and by use of the feet, like a phalarope, on the surface. Presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves. Lower: Young spotted sandpiper, Jamestown, N. Y., June 20, 1925; presented by Mr. Roger T. Peterson.

PLATE 18. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Upper: Adult spotted sandpiper in spring plumage, Staten Island, N. Y.; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves and by courtesy of Collier’s Weekly and Mr. Edward H. Forbush. Lower: Immature spotted sandpiper, Staten Island, N. Y.; presented by Mr. Cleaves.

PLATE 19. LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Upper: Nest of long-billed curlew, Bear River marshes, Utah, May 2, 1927. Lower: Adult curlew on above nest. Both photographs presented by Lieut. L. R. Wolfe.

PLATE 20. LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Upper: Newly hatched young and pipped eggs of long-billed curlew, near Salt Lake City, Utah; presented by Mr. Clark Blickensderfer. Lower: Older young, near Crane Lake, Saskatchewan, June 1, 1905; photographed by the author. Referred to on page 101.

PLATE 21. WHIMBREL. Upper: Whimbrel approaching its egg and chick in its nest, Shetland Islands, June 24, 1922. Lower: Same bird, rising to accommodate its chick. Both photographs presented by Mr. Ralph Chislett.

PLATE 22. WHIMBREL. Upper: Whimbrel on the nest shown below. Lower: Nest of whimbrel, Shetland Islands, June 11, 1923; presented by Mr. William E. Glegg.

PLATE 23. Upper: BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW. Bristle-thighed curlew, stealing an egg from a man-o-war-bird’s nest, Laysan Island; presented by Mr. Donald R. Dickey, by courtesy of the National Geographic Society. Lower: WHIMBREL. Whimbrel settling down on its nest, Shetland Islands, June 11, 1923; presented by Mr. William E. Glegg.

PLATE 24. LAPWING. Upper: Nest of lapwing. Lower: Another nest of lapwing on a beach. Both photographs presented by Mr. C. W. Colthrup.

PLATE 25. DOTTEREL. Two views of dotterels on two different nests, near the Yenisei River, Siberia; presented by Mrs. Maud D. (Haviland) Brindley.

PLATE 26. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. Upper: Immature black-bellied plover, Branchport, N. Y., October 3, 1911; presented by Mr. Verdi Burtch. Lower: Adult male black-bellied plover, Florida Keys, May, 1903; presented by Mr. Herbert K. Job.

PLATE 27. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of gray plover (black-bellied plover) near Yenisei River, Siberia; presented by Mrs. Maud D. (Haviland) Brindley. Lower: Black-bellied plover on its nest, near Point Barrow, Alaska, June 20, 1917. A photograph taken by Mr. T. L. Richardson for the author.

PLATE 28. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. Two nests of American golden plover, Demarcation Point, Alaska, June 23, 1914; presented by Mr. W. Sprague Brooks.

PLATE 29. PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Upper: Nesting site of Pacific golden plover. Lower: Nest and eggs of Pacific golden plover. Both photographs taken by Mr. T. L. Richardson at Unalakleet, Alaska, for the author.

PLATE 30. PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Upper: Pacific golden plover. Lower: Pacific golden plover brooding. Both photographs presented by Mrs. Maud D. (Haviland) Brindley, taken by her near the Yenisei River, Siberia.

PLATE 31. KILLDEER. Upper: Nest and eggs of killdeer, Barr Lake, Colo.; presented by the Colorado Museum of Natural History. Lower: Nest and eggs of killdeer, Manitoba; presented by Herbert K. Job.

PLATE 32. KILLDEER. Upper: Killdeer at its nest, near Kansas City, Mo. Lower: Nest and eggs of the same bird. Both photographs presented by Dr. A. H. Cordier.

PLATE 33. KILLDEER. Upper: Downy young killdeers; photograph by H. H. Pittman. Lower: Nest and eggs of killdeers, Banff, Alberta; presented by Mr. Dan McCown.

PLATE 34. KILLDEER. Upper: Killdeer settling on its nest. Lower: Young killdeer, a few days old. Both photographs presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves and by courtesy of the National Geographic Society. Taken on Staten Island, N. Y.

PLATE 35. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Two nests of semipalmated plover, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, June 20, 1904; photographed by the author.

PLATE 36. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of semipalmated plover, Atlin, British Columbia, June 10, 1924; presented by Mr. Harry S. Swarth. Lower: Semipalmated plover, Santa Barbara, Calif., May 2, 1913; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.

PLATE 37. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Nesting site of semipalmated plover, Atlin Lake, British Columbia, June 10, 1924; presented by Mr. Harry S. Swarth.

PLATE 38. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Upper: Semipalmated plover brooding young, Magdalen Islands, June 20, 1904; presented by Mr. Herbert K. Job. Lower: Downy young semipalmated plover, Baffin Island, July 29, 1925; presented by Mr. J. Dewey Soper and by courtesy of the Department of Mines, Canada.

PLATE 39. RINGED PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of ringed plover, presented by Mr. C. W. Colthrup. Lower: Ringed plover at its nest; presented by Mrs. Maud D. (Haviland) Brindley.

PLATE 40. PIPING PLOVER. Upper: Nest and five eggs of piping plover, Dartmouth, Mass., June 16, 1916; photographed by the author. Lower: Nest and eggs of piping plover, Bay Point, Ohio, June, 1925; presented by Mr. Edward S. Thomas.

PLATE 41. PIPING PLOVER. Upper: Piping plover incubating. Lower: Piping plover standing at its nest. Both photographs taken by the author, Chatham, Mass., June 2, 1921.

PLATE 42. PIPING PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of piping plover, Stump Lake, N. Dak., June 15, 1901; photographed by the author. Lower: Piping plover chicks, about three days old, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.

PLATE 43. Upper: SNOWY PLOVER. Nest and eggs of snowy plover, Orange County, Calif., June 11, 1916; presented by Mr. Wright M. Pierce. Lower: PIPING PLOVER. Piping plover brooding young, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves and by courtesy of the National Geographical Society.

PLATE 44. SNOWY PLOVER. Upper: Snowy plover on its nest, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 29, 1914. Lower: Another nest, same locality and date. Both photographs by the author, referred to on page 248.

PLATE 45. SNOWY PLOVER. Upper: Downy young Cuban snowy plover, Pensacola, Fla., June 26, 1927; presented by Mr. Francis M. Weston. Lower: Downy young snowy plover, southern California; presented by Mr. Wright M. Pierce.

PLATE 46. WILSON PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of Wilson plover, Bulls Island, S. C., May 22, 1915; presented by Mr. Alexander Sprunt, jr. Lower: Nest and eggs of Wilson plover, Chatham County, Ga., April 26, 1922; presented by Mr. W. J. Erichsen.

PLATE 47. WILSON PLOVER. Upper: Nest and eggs of Wilson plover, Bulls Island, S. C., May 22, 1915; photographed by the author and referred to on page 257. Lower: Nest and eggs of Wilson plover among pickle weed, Merritt’s Island, Fla., June 20, 1926; presented by Mr. Donald J. Nicholson.

PLATE 48. WILSON PLOVER. Upper: Young Wilson plover, just hatched, Raccoon Key, S. C, June 7, 1927; presented by Mr. Roger Tory Peterson. Lower: Adult female Wilson plover, about to settle on her nest, near Bulls Bay, S. C; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.

PLATE 49. MOUNTAIN PLOVER. Upper: Mountain plover at its nest. Lower: Nest and eggs of mountain plover. Both photographs taken in Colorado by or for Mr. William C. Bradbury, presented by the Colorado Museum of Natural History and referred to on page 264.

PLATE 50. MOUNTAIN PLOVER. Upper: Young mountain plover, a day or two old, June 4, 1911. Lower: Another, perhaps 10 days old, June 11, 1911. Both photographs taken by Mr. Edward R. Warren in Weld County, Colo., and presented by him.

PLATE 51. MOUNTAIN PLOVER. Upper: Adult mountain plover approaching its nest; presented by the Colorado Museum of Natural History, photographed by Mr. W. C. Bradbury, and referred to on page 264. Lower: Mountain plover attending its young, Weld County, Colo., June 4, 1911; presented by Mr. Edward R. Warren.

PLATE 52. SURF BIRD. Upper: Surf bird on its nest. Lower: Surf bird inspecting its eggs. Both photographs taken by Mr. Joseph Dixon in the Mount McKinley District, Alaska, May 29, 1926, presented by him and referred to on page 271.

PLATE 53. SURF BIRD. Upper: Male surf bird beside its nest. Lower: Nest and eggs of surf bird. Both photographs taken by Mr. Joseph Dixon in the Mount McKinley District, Alaska, May 29, 1926, presented by him and referred to on page 271.

PLATE 54. TURNSTONE. Upper: Turnstone on its nest. Lower: Nest and eggs of the same bird. Both photographs taken by Mr. Ralph Chislett, on a Baltic isle, off Öland, June 19, 1924, presented by him and referred to on page 283.

PLATE 55. TURNSTONE. Left: Male turnstone on its nest under cover. Right: Female turnstone. Both photographs taken by Mr. Ralph Chislett on a Baltic isle, off Öland, June 19, 1924, presented by him and referred to on page 283.

PLATE 56. TURNSTONE. Upper: Turnstone at its nest, Spitsbergen, 1921; presented by Mr. Seton P. Gordon and referred to on page 282. Lower: RUDDY TURNSTONE. Downy young ruddy turnstone, Yukon Delta, Alaska, June 19, 1914; photographed by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author.

PLATE 57. BLACK TURNSTONE. Flock of black turnstones, presented by Mr. Donald R. Dickey.

PLATE 58. AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHER. Two nests of American oyster catcher, Bulls Island, S. C., May 22, 1915; photographed by the author and referred to on page 310.

PLATE 59. AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHER. Upper: Immature American oyster catcher, Cape Romain, S. C., June 8, 1927; presented by Mr. Roger Tory Peterson. Lower: Adult American oyster catcher, Bulls Bay, S. C., May, 1904; presented by Mr. Herbert K. Job.

PLATE 60. FRAZAR OYSTER CATCHER. Two views of Frazar oyster catcher, Lower California, 1927; presented by Mr. Wright M. Pierce.

PLATE 61. FRAZAR OYSTER CATCHER. Two views of young Frazar oyster catchers, Lower California, 1926; presented by Mr. Wright M. Pierce.

PLATE 62. BLACK OYSTER CATCHER. Black oyster catchers on a reef, coast of Washington, June 22, 1910; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.

PLATE 63. BLACK OYSTER CATCHER. Nesting site and nest of black oyster catcher, Destruction Island, Wash.; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.

PLATE 64. BLACK OYSTER CATCHER. Upper: Nest and eggs of black oyster catcher, Graham Island, British Columbia, May 26, 1927; presented by Mr. S. J. Darcus. Lower: Nest, eggs and young, just hatched, of black oyster catcher, Destruction Island, Wash., July 16, 1906; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.

PLATE 65. MEXICAN JACANA. Two views of Paradise Lake, near Tampico, Mexico, nesting site of Mexican jacana; presented by Mr. Thomas S. Gillin and referred to on page 324.

PLATE 66. MEXICAN JACANA. Upper: Nest and eggs of Mexican jacana. Lower: Mexican jacana at home. Both photographs taken by Mr. Thomas S. Gillin, Paradise Lake, near Tampico, Mexico; presented by him and referred to on page 325.