Family CHARADRIIDAE. 



Aegialites dubius (Scopoli) — Little Ringed Plover. 



(Plate 140, fig. a— d). 

 (Snoucknert: Avifauna Neeilandica, p. 95, No. 225). 



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sandy, in pale as weW as in more pronounced 

 yellowish shades; sometimes with a slightly 

 rusty tinge. 



brownish black; underlying spots show 

 through ash-grey. 



30.2 ;■: 22 millimetres. 



0.44 gram. 



stands as regards fineness of granulation 

 between those of hiaficula and alcxandrinus. 



bellied, or more or less elongated pyriform. 



in a little hollow in the ground, among gravel, 

 without any lining. 



3—4 (usually 4). 



May, June. 



about 3 weeks. 



