i,iMiror,.i: riiARAORiini: 263 



Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus I.. Ki niisk 

 IM-oviiR. ^/Vr. Sccrci^cnpfcifcr ; Hal. Fr.ilino. 



r^ Above light brown ; forehead and eyebrow white ; fore- 

 crown, lores, ear coverts, and patches on sides of neck black ; 

 crown and nape rufous ; nuchal collar and underparts white. 

 Bill black. Legs and feet greyish black. In 9 black on head 

 replaced by brown. Wing ^ '^ 107-114. Tarsus 28-30. liill 

 14-15-5. Young like ? but feathers have lighter tips and brown 

 patches on neck do not meet to form a pectoral band. 



Breeds. — S.W. Norway, S. Sweden, Denmark (few), S. England, 

 Coasts of Continental Europe generally from Baltic south to 

 Mediterranean ; Mediterranean Islands, Azores, Madeira, 

 Canaries ; N. Africa (Morocco to Egypt) ; Black and Caspian 

 Seas and in C. Asia. Migratory ; occurs in winter in tropical 

 and S. Africa and in S. Asia ; many remain in Mediterranean 

 Basin. 



Charadrius pecuarius allenbyi Nicoll. 



(^ 9 Above l3rown ; forehead and eyebrows meeting behind 

 at nape white ; forecrown and band from bill under eye round 

 nape black ; carpal coverts black ; outer webs of inner primaries 

 white at base ; beneath white tinged orange buff on breast. Bill 

 black. Legs and feet greenish grey. Wing ^ 102- 1 11, $ 

 104-112 (Nicoll). Tarsus 30-32. liill 15-5-17. Many examples 

 lack the black under eye, apparently not due to age or sex. 



Breeds. — Egypt. Apparently resident. 



Is the Northern form of " C. p. pecuarius," an African Plover, 

 from which it differs by its longer wing ; in the typical race 

 wing r^ 98-106, $ 98-110. 



Charadrius mongolus atrifrons Wagler. 



r^ ? summer. Above light brown ; forehead, throat, foiencck, 

 and abdomen white ; forecrown and face black ; crown, stripe 

 behind eye, neck and breast chestnut. In winter the black and 

 chestnut are replaced by brown. Bill black. Legs and feet 

 greyish brown. Wing 125-131. Tarsus 32-35. Bill 17-20-5(1-1.). 



Breeds.— (ZQ.n\X7i\ Asia. Winters in S. Asia and E. Africa ; 

 occurs Egypt on passage. 



The typical race " C. m. mongolus" occurs in E. Asia. 



