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basal jiart yellowish. Legs and feet yellow. Iris yellow. Wing 

 240-255. Tarsus 70-82 (H.). l^iH 39- Young : more rufous, 

 especially on lesser wing coverts. 



Britiis. — England (north to \'orkshire) ; Continental Europe 

 south of lialtic, and in Russia south of 50" N. ; Sardinia, Corsica, 

 Crete ; also S.W. Asia. Partly migratory ; occurs N. Africa on 

 passage and in winter and at that season also in E. Africa 

 and Arabia. Occasional in Madeira, Canaries, and Azores. 



CE. oedicnemus distinctus Bannerman. Smaller ; darker above 

 with broader streaks ; lighter beneath. Wing 225-244 (H.). 



Resident. — Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Hierro, Palma, and Gomera 

 (Canary Islands). 



CE. oedicnemus insularum Sassi. More reddish sandy brown 

 than " oedicnemus,'"' paler beneath with more distinct striping. 

 Wing 220-230 (H.). 



Resident. — Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Graciosa, Allegranza 

 (E. Canaries). 



CE. oedicnemus saharae Reichenow. More sandy on upper 

 parts, shaft streaks narrower. Wing 233-245 (H.) 



Resident. — N.W. Africa (north and south of Atlas) to Egypt ; 

 and east to Mesopotamia. 



aijdicnemus senegalensis Swainson. 



Resembles "Q£. (udicnemus" but wing coverts grey with 

 black shaft streaks, and no white bar across the lesser wing 

 coverts ; the greater wing coverts have a black subterminal bar 

 and white tips. Wing 214-230 (H.). 



Resident. — Central and E. Africa, extending north through 

 Nile Valley to Lower Egypt. 



CURSORID^. 



Bill more or less bent ; narcs separated by membrane. 



Pluvianus. 

 Vi'\\\ about as long as head and very slightly bent; no hind 

 toe; middle claw slightly broadened; inner secondaries 

 rcaehing nearly to end of wing; eggs laid on bare sand, and 

 covered with sand when bird is not incubating. 



