THE BIRDS OF NORTH KANARA. 65 



CuRSORius coROMANDELicus, Gm. (Hume's Cat., No. 840.) 

 Rare in the district. la the cold weather I have seen a few in the 

 bare rocky hills at Gokern and Bhutkul. Above Ghats I have seen 

 the bird at Halyal and Sirsi ; at the latter place I obtained fresh eggs 

 in April. 



Squatarola helvetica, Linn. (Hume's Cat., No. 844.) 

 I saw large flocks of this bird in December, 1889, and J 895 at Hona- 

 war. 1 also saw some in December, 1893, at Bhutkul, and in February, 

 1894, at Belikeri. 



Charadyius fulvus, Cuv. (Hume's Cat., No. 845.) 

 The eastern golden plover is fairly common all along the coast 

 from Karwar to Bhutkul. I have also seen flocks near Siddapur also 

 in the cold weather, and in April and May I have seen a few at Halyal 

 in nearly full summer plumage. 



^GiALiTis GEOFFRovi, Wagi. (Hmne's Cat., No. 846.) 

 1 shot a pair of this plover out of a large flock at Honawar on the 

 21st December, 1895. I think I saw a flock once at Karwjir in 

 October, but did not obtain a specimen. 



/Egialitis mongola. Pall. (Hume's Cat., No. 847.) 

 I shot 7 birds out of a large flock of this species at Honawar on the 

 8th December, 1895, and have seen flocks also at various other places 

 on the coast. 



iEGiALiTis GANTIANA, Lath. (Hume's Cat., No. 848.) 

 In December, 1895, I saw a large flock of this bird at Murdeshwar, 

 and I obtained specimens in December, 1890, at Bona war. 

 ^Egiaiitis Dubia, Scop. (Hume's Cat., No. 849.) 

 This plover I have occasionally seen on the banks of tanks and in 

 the marshes along the coast from December to the beginning of April. 

 LoBivANELLUs iNDicus, Bodd. (Humo's Cat., No. 855.) 

 Common all over the district, breeding abundantly in March and April. 



LoBiPLUviA MALABARICA, Bodd. (Hiune's Cat., No. 846.) 

 This plover is, as might be expected, rather scarce in so thickly 

 wooded a district. I have seen a small flock in the rains in Karwar, 

 and a few both above and below the Ghats in the cold weather and 

 also in the hot. I have taken eggs in April and May on several 

 occasions. For two consecutive years I took a clutch at Halyal, which , 

 instead of being normally coloured, were a rich pink marked with 

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