upland plover
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They quit early at dusk, satisfied at having spotted 129 species, including such rarities as the upland plover and the western kingbird.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were upland plover in great plenty; and before I had been away from the camp fifteen minutes I had several in my pockets.
From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert
Two species of shorebirds, the killdeer and upland plover, still further befriend cattle by devouring the North American fever tick.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
New Hampshire: Wild turkey, heath hen, pigeon, whooping crane, Eskimo curlew, upland plover, Labrador duck; woodland caribou, moose.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
Two caterpillar enemies of cotton, the cotton worm and the cotton cutworm, are eaten by the upland plover and killdeer.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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