Lapwing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...conspicuous bird distinguished by a strikingly upcurved, slender crest. Its back is an iridescent deep green, the crown and crest greenish black, the throat and upper breast black, the underparts white, and the tail coverts fawn. The lapwing has...