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upland plover

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upland sandpiper

 
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–noun
a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
Also called upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
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Red Pebble Plantation
South Georgia Quail, Whitetail Deer and Wild Boar Hunting.
www.redpebbleplantation.com
upland sandpiper  
n.  A large brownish sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) inhabiting the fields and uplands of southern Canada and the northern United States east of the Rocky Mountains. Also called upland plover.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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