THE UPLAND PLOVER.

Tae Upland Plover or Bartram’s Tatler,
is very common along the sea-coast of New
England, making its appearance, with its
well-fed brood, as early as the twentieth
of July and becoming more abundant
about the middle of August. At that time
the market of Boston is amply supplied
with this game. According to the season
of the year, the Tatler’s are found
throughout the continent. They feed
much upon grasshoppers, and become so
plump as to weigh upwards of three
quarters of apound. They keep together
in broods, or small flocks, and when ap-

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