. The sportsman's British bird book . ach side ofthe neck. In summer thegeneral colour of the upper-parts in the cock is palebrown, relieved by bright rufous (darkening on the nape) on the crown of the head, betweenwhich and the white of the forehead is a black bar, while, in additionto the aforesaid patch on each side of the breast, there is a black spotin front of the eye, and a similar patch on the ear-coverts, the throatand under-parts being white, as are the shaft of the first primary quilland parts of those of the rest. In winter the cock loses the brightrufous tint and the black marking
. The sportsman's British bird book . ach side ofthe neck. In summer thegeneral colour of the upper-parts in the cock is palebrown, relieved by bright rufous (darkening on the nape) on the crown of the head, betweenwhich and the white of the forehead is a black bar, while, in additionto the aforesaid patch on each side of the breast, there is a black spotin front of the eye, and a similar patch on the ear-coverts, the throatand under-parts being white, as are the shaft of the first primary quilland parts of those of the rest. In winter the cock loses the brightrufous tint and the black markings on the head more or less com-pletely, while the breast-patch fades to brown ; the bird in this dressbeing very similar to the hen at all seasons. Birds of the yearresemble the adult hens except that the feathers of the upper-partsare pale-edged. The chick is somewhat darker and more closelymottled than that of the ringed plover, and lacks the longitudinalhead-stripe. In general habits the Kentish plover resembles the ringed ■..^ HE ROWLAND KKNTISH ILOVKU 74 PLOVER GROUP
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