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This photo shows the black axillary coverts (armpit feathers) of the Black-bellied Plover fanned out, indicating their surprising length. This is the only species with black axillaries; they remain black even in the non-breeding plumage, when the bird otherwise appears a mostly uniform gray. See http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/image/51775372 .
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