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proached, are like the other Plovers, silent,
shy and watchful, so that it requires some
skill for the sportsman to get within gun-
shot. They run fast, the older birds some-
times dropping their wings and spreading
the tail, as if trying to divert a spectator’s
attention from their brood. On alighting,
they stand erect, remain still, and on any
alarm, utter three or four sharp, whistling
notes as they mount to fly. In the pas-
tures they familiarly feed around the
cattle.