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Genus II. Plutialis. Plover - - 83 



1. Pluvialis Squatarola. The Grey Plover - 86 



2. Pluvialis aurea. The Golden Plover - 94 



3. Pluvialis Morinellus. The Dotterel Plover - 104 



Genus III. Charadrius. Ping-Plover - - 114 



1. Charadrius Hiaticula. The Common Ring-Plover 116 



2. Charadrius Cantianus. The Kentish Ring-Plover 125 



3. Charadrius minor. The Little Ring-Plover - 129 



Genus IV. Vanellus. Lapwing - - 131 



1. Vanellus cristatus. The Crested Lapwing - 133 



Genus V. Strepsilas. Turnstone - - 141 



1. Strepsilas Interpres. The Collared Turnstone - 143 



Genus VI. ILematopus. Oyster-catcher - 149 



1. Hsematopus Ostralegus. The Pied Oyster-catcher 152 



FAMILY II. TRINGINJE. SANDPIPERS AND ALLIED SPECIES 161 



Genus I. Machetes. Ruff - - - 169 



1. Machetes pugnax. The Common Ruff - 171 



Genus II. Tringa. Sandpiper - - - 183 



1. Tringa Canutus. The Ash-coloured Sandpiper - 185 



2. Tringa pectoralis. The Pectoral Sandpiper - 190 



3. Tringa rufescens. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 194 



4. Tringa maritima. The Purple Sandpiper - 197 



5. Tringa Cinclus. The Black-breasted Sandpiper or 



Dunlin - - - - 203 



6. Tringa subarquata. The Curlew-billed Sandpiper 215 



7. Tringa Schinzii. Schinz's Sandpiper - 222 



8. Tringa platyrhyncha. The Flat-billed Sandpiper 224 



9. Tringa minuta. The Little Sandpiper - 227 

 10. Tringa Temminckii. Temminck's Sandpiper 232 



Genus III. Calidris. Sanderling - - 235 



1. Calidris arenaria. The Common Sanderling 237 



