ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
THE PLOVERS, SNIPES, AND IMMEDIATE ALLIES
The Lapwings,
of which there are many forms, take their name from their slow, flapping flight. They are quite closely related to the Plovers, from which they may be distinguished by the central pair of tail-feathers having more or less of white on their basal portions, while the blunt wings may or may not be spurred, and the hind toe present or absent; in several species the head is distinctly crested.
For the most part they are gregarious birds, frequenting mainly open fields, downs, or sometimes marshy ground, and occasionally the seacoast in winter. Their food consists of insects and mollusks, which are secured at least partially at night.
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