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Killdeer   Listen
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Killdeer, Killdee  n.  (Zool.) A small American plover (Charadrius vociferus, formerly Aegialitis vocifera) of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry. The adult has two black bands around the neck and upper breast, but the young chick has only the breast band. It ranges from Canada to Mexico and the West Indies.
Synonyms: kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus. Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.






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"Killdeer" Quotes from Famous Books



... closed, and we needn't mention it again. I don't believe you'll even take cold from your sudden plunge, for you both ran home like killdeer. And, by the way, who won ...
— Marjorie's Busy Days • Carolyn Wells

... the ground and in the bushes are readily discovered. Other birds that were seen in this afternoon's ramble were Wilson's and Audubon's warblers, the spotted sandpiper, and that past-master in the art of whining, the killdeer. Another warbler's trill was heard in the thicket, but I was unable to identify the singer that evening, for he kept himself conscientiously hidden in the tanglewood. A few days later it turned out to be one of the most beautiful ...
— Birds of the Rockies • Leander Sylvester Keyser



Words linked to "Killdeer" :   genus Charadrius, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus, Charadrius, kildeer, plover



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