Lapwing
in ornithology, the genus Vanellus and species V. cristatus. The feathers of the male in winter, which are very loose, long, and curved upward, so crest, the top of the head, the front of the as to constitute an erectile crest. This neck and breast are glossy black, the upper parts green with brilliant reflections.
The sides of the neck, the under parts coverts reddish, bill blackish, feet redpure white, most of the tail black , lower dish brown. Length about a foot. It is seen in spring flying over fields and downs, turning somersaults in the air, and uttering a musical cry , from which it is often called peewit. rarely LARS, a tutelary divinity, usu-