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Killdeer   Listen
noun
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



... killdeer in the distance cries; The thrasher, in her garb of brown, From tree to tree in gladness flies. Forgotten is the world's renown, Forgotten are the years we've known; At Sugar Camp there are no men; We've ceased to strive for things to own; We're in ...
— A Heap o' Livin' • Edgar A. Guest



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



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