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Vanellus vanellus (L.)- LArwiNO. Fr. Vanncau ; Gcr. 

 Kichitz ; Ifdl. Pavoncclla ; Siucd. Tofspiva. 



^ 2 Above metallic green with purple reflections ; crown, crest, 

 throat and chest black ; upper and under tail coverts cinnamon ; tail, 

 basal half white, remainder black with narrow brownish tip; sides 

 of neck and underparts below chest white. Bill black. Legs and 

 feet slaty black. Wing 218-237. Tarsus 45-49. Bill 22-25. 



Breeds. — British Isles, Faroes, Continental Europe from C. 

 Norway, 62° in N. Russia and 59" in Urals south to Mediterranean 

 and Caucasus (not in Greece, S. Italy, or Mediterranean Islands) ; 

 N. Morocco; and widely in Asia. Migrates; winters in Mediter- 

 ranean liasin, N. Africa, Egypt and S. Asia to Japan ; many remain 

 in British Isles and W. Europe; occurs Madeira and Canaries but 

 not common. Rare visitor to Azores and Iceland. 



CHETTUSIA. 



No crest ; bill thin : hind toe small. 



Chettusia gregaria (Pallas). Sociable Plover. 

 $ ^ Above dove grey ; crown, lores, post-ocular streak, and 

 primaries black ; forehead, supercilium (prolonged backand meeting 

 at nape), greater wing coverts, secondaries, tail (two central pairs 

 with black bar), and under tail coverts white ; throat and cheeks 

 buff, breast grey, belly black, centre of abdomen chestnut. I>ill, 

 legs and feet black. Wing 200-205. Tarsus 55-60. Bill 25-27. 



Breeds. — S., C, and E. Russia up to about 53° N. ; also in 

 Siberia. Occurs in Egypt and Caucasus on passage ; winters in 

 N.E. Africa and India. Rare visitor to W. Europe, casual in 

 British Isles. 



Chettusia leucura (Lichtenstein). 



^ $ Crown, throat, foreneck and upper parts brown, tinged 

 lilac on back and wings, median wing coverts and tail white ; 

 primaries black, under wing coverts and axillaries white ; beneath, 

 breast grey, abdomen and under tail coverts buft". Iris red brown, 

 liill black. Legs and feet yellow. Wing 173-185. Tarsus 64-72. 

 Bill 28-30 (H.). 



Ptreeds. — S.W. Asia. Rare in Egypt on passage; winters N.E. 

 Africa to India. Very rare visitor to Europe, has occurred in 

 Russia, S. France, and Malta. 



