348 GALLO-GRALL^. 



Genus VANELLUS. 

 Brisson, Oru. v. p. 04 (1700). 



Vanellus vanellus. 



Trinr/a vanellus, Liunaeus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 248 (17G6). 

 Vanellus cristatus, Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. iii. p. -57 (1885). 



The Common Lapwing. 



Hah. Europe and Northern Asia. 



1718. Skull. 0. C. 1B47 e a. Purchased. 



1719. Skull. 0. C. 1347 e. Purcliased. 



Genus HOPLOPTERUS. 



Bonaparte, Saggio Distr. Met. p. 56 (1831). 



Hoplopterus spinosus. 



Charadmis spinosus, Linnteus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 256 (1766). 

 Vanellus sjnnosits, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. p. 219 (1 



The Egyptian Spur-winged Plover. 



Hah. Africa, wandering occasionally into Southern Europe. 



1720. Sternum, with shoulder-girdle. S. S. 2594. From 



■^SyP^* Presented hy Sir Victor Brooke, Bart. 



Hoplopterus ventralis. 



Charadrius ventralis, Wagler, Syst. Av., Charadrius, sp. 11 (1827). 

 Vanellus ventralis, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. p. 227 



(1888). 



The Indian Spur-winged Plover. 



Hah. India and China. 



1721. Sternum, with shoulder-girdle. S. S. 1855. From Nepal. 



V resented hy B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



