Lapwing (English spelling)

Japanese: タゲリ(田計里∥田鳧) - タゲリ(英語表記)lapwing
Lapwing (English spelling)
A bird of the Charadriiformes, Charadriidae family (illustration). Total length approximately 32 cm. A large plover with a long crest. It breeds in the mid-latitudes of Eurasia from Europe to southern Siberia, and migrates a little south in winter. It mainly migrates to Japan as a winter bird, but a small number breed in Ishikawa, Niigata, Fukui, Ibaraki, and other prefectures. The head, hind neck, back, and wings are shiny black. The upper tail coverts are orange-chestnut brown, and the tail is white at the base and black at the tip. The underside of the wings has black flight feathers and white coverts, creating a striking contrast.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
チドリ目チドリ科の鳥(イラスト)。全長約32cm。長い冠羽をもった大型のチドリ。ヨーロッパからシベリア南部にかけてのユーラシア大陸の中緯度地方で繁殖し,冬は少し南へ移動する。日本にはおもに冬鳥として渡来するが,石川,新潟,福井,茨城など諸県では少数が繁殖している。頭上,後頸(こうけい),背,翼は黒くて光沢がある。上尾筒は橙栗色,尾は基部が白く先が黒い。翼の下面は風切が黒く,雨覆は白色で対照が著しい。

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