E.M Brock 1957 Black bellied Plover Athasuke Mead River Coal Mine Alaska June 12 while in the vicinity of the bluff area within the sharp Roseshoe bend of the Mead River just ESE of the village, Bill and I saw a pair of Black-bellied plovers; as we approached them they separated but one went into a broken-wins act and started limping away. We then started looking for a nest but under the circum- stances could not find it. We walked away and creptled down to wait for the birds to return to the nest, this they refused to do, but they did remain within the area. At one time one of them came back and walked about the area but did not sit down. After about three-quarters of an hour, Bill and I gave up the waiting and started walking about. I walked over to the area where the bird had walked. After walking about, I luckily spotted the nest. Four eggs (larger than a golden plover egg, by later comparison) a dark greenish color and heavily spotted with brown black markings. At the time we were looking at the nest the one bird was about 100 yards away flat on its "belly" flapping its wings up and down as if crippled