Geese
When on the ground they usually run very fast for four or five yards, then stop, elevate the head, and look around. They strike at the object they are going to pick up and eat with a very quick motion. They have two calls: one of several notes, with the accent on the second one, is mellow, clear, and far reaching; the other is low, and is uttered when the, are at ease and contented.
PLOVERS. 272. Charadrius dominicus Müll. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER;