THE BIRDS OF NORTH CACHAR. 497 



(584) Sakcogrammus indicus. — The Red-wattlod Lupwino-. 

 Hume, A'o. 855 ; Blanford JSo, 1431. 

 Not uncommon in the plains of Cuchar. 



(585) S. ATEiNUCHALis. — The Burmese \V;itfcleJ Ijapvving. 



Hume, No. 855 his ; Blanfonl, No. 1432. 



I have one specimen of a Wattled Lapwing in my collection which 



has a black collar round the neck, but it is very dilapidated and the 



nape much injured. It however belongs, 1 think, to this species and 



not the last. Its occurrence in Cachar is of course very probable as 



the Burmese form is the one fonnd in Manipur,' and intermediate 



specimens are almost sure to occur now and then. 



(5 86) Sarciophorus malabaricus. — The Yellow- wattled Lapwing. 



Htime, No. 856 ; Blanford, No. 1433. 

 This Lapwing has been reported to me from the extreme north of 

 the district where it debouches on the Brahmaputra Valley. 



(587) MiCROSARCOPS cinereus. — The Grey-headed Lapwing. 



Hume, No. 854 ; Blanford, No. 1484. 

 Not uncommon during the cold weather. 

 (588) HoPLOPTERUS VENTRALis. — ^The Indian Spur-winged Plover. 



Hume, No. 857 ; Blanford, No. 1435. 

 An extremely common bird everywhere and also an extremely 

 objectionable one. Going down streams in boats the would-be sports- 

 man is constantly having shots spoilt by their noisy cries, which alarm 

 everj-thing within two or three hundred yards. They breed here in 

 February or early March. 



(589) Charadrius fulvus. — The Eastern Golden Plover. 

 Hume, No. 845 ; Blanford, No. 1439. 

 Very common indeed. 



(590) Squatarola helvetica. — The Grey Plover. 

 Hume, No. 844 ; Blanford, No. 1441. 

 I shot one of these birds once out of a flock of Golden Plover 

 killing two of the latter by the same shot. This is the only time I 

 have met with the Grey Plover in Assam, nor have I any other record 

 of its having occurred anywhere else in the Province. 



(591) tEgialitis mongolica. — The Lesser Sand-Plover. 

 Hume, No. 847 ; Blanford, No. 1443. 

 A decidedly rare visitor to Cachar. 



