This beautiful bird lays 4 eggs; it breeds on all suitable moorlands in
this country, but the majority of the golden plover found in winter are
migrants. When they first arrive, the shooter may boldly advance to a
flock upon the ground, which will often not move until within range; but
the bird soon gets wild, although after a successful shot the flock will
often return to see what is the matter with its disabled or dead
comrades. Its scientific name is _Charadrius pluvialis_.