. Birds of North Carolina . Fig. 112. Piping Plovkr. Genus Ochthodromus (Reichenb.)133. Ochthodromus wilsonius wilsonius {Orel). Wilsons Plover. Ad. d.—Lores, front of crown, and a band on the breast black; rest of underparts, forehead,and an indistinct ring on the nape white; sides of the head and nape sometimes witli rufous mark-ings; cheeks, crown, and back brownish gray; inner tail-feathers fuscous, outer ones becomingwhite. Ad. 9 •—Similar, but black replaced by brownish gray with rusty on breast. Juv.—Similar to 9, but upperparts margined with grayish. L., ; W., ; Tar., ; B.,
. Birds of North Carolina . Fig. 112. Piping Plovkr. Genus Ochthodromus (Reichenb.)133. Ochthodromus wilsonius wilsonius {Orel). Wilsons Plover. Ad. d.—Lores, front of crown, and a band on the breast black; rest of underparts, forehead,and an indistinct ring on the nape white; sides of the head and nape sometimes witli rufous mark-ings; cheeks, crown, and back brownish gray; inner tail-feathers fuscous, outer ones becomingwhite. Ad. 9 •—Similar, but black replaced by brownish gray with rusty on breast. Juv.—Similar to 9, but upperparts margined with grayish. L., ; W., ; Tar., ; B., .80.(Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Southern States, breeding from Virginia southward; winters from Florida to CentralAmerica. Range in North Carolina.—Coastal region in summer; Fig. 113. Wilsons Plover. The Wilsons Plover may always be known among its near relatives by the com-paratively large size of the bill. In North Carolina it is one of the most commonand widely distributed beach-nesting birds. Here, on the wide, midulating stretchesof sand, where shells and ocean flotsam abound, this little plover makes its nestand rears its downy young. With an inconspicuous coloration that harmonizeswell with its surroundings, it is at all times difficult to distinguish. A rapidlytwinkling and moving blur among the shells on the dazzhng sand is about all thatthe sun-tired eye catches as the bird runs swiftly from the neighborhood of itsnest. Ghostlike and intangible, it seems to glide along. The nest is a mere hollow in the sand, and both eggs and nest are as inconspicuousand difficult to detect as the bird itself. Nesting usually takes place in May, thoughthe species is with us commonly from April to September. 150 BiBDs OF Worth Carolina Before incubation the bird
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