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north-west India, Australia, Chile and Barbados. Replaced by an 

 allied race in North America (except easternmost arctic part), 

 which winters in South America. 



CHARADRIUS DUBIUS* r^t 



359. Charadrius dubius -^ee^. — THE LITTLE RINGED 

 PLOVER. 



Charadrius dubius Scopoli, Del. Fami. et Flor. Insubr., 11, p. 93 (1786^ 



Luzon). 



Charadrius minor MacGillivray, Man. Brit. B., 11, p. 53 (1840). 



^gialitis curonica (Gmelin), Yarrell, iii, p. 262 ; Saunders, p. 541. 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Very rare vagrant. Some nine 

 authentic examples recorded. Sussex tAvo ; Scilly one, Oct. 23, 

 1863 ; Middlesex two, Aug., 1864 ; Isle of Wight one, Aug., 1864 

 (Saunders, p. 541) ; Christchurch, Aug. 1860, and April 28, 1879 

 {Birds Hants., p. 286) ; Xorth Uist (0. Hebrides) (probably Oct.), 

 1908 {Brit. B., ii, p. 388). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Nests in north, central and south Europe, 

 as well as in north-west Africa, eastwards through north and central 

 Asia to Japan. Winters in Africa, India, and Malayan Archipelago. 

 Casual in New Guinea and North America. A tropical Indian race 

 has been separated by some authors, but its status requires further 

 investigation. 



CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUSt 



360. Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus L. — KENTISH 



PLOVER. 



Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 150 (1758 — 



Egypt). 



^■Eqialitis cantiana (Latham), Yarrell, in, p. 267 ; Saunders, p. 543. 



Distribution. — England. — Summer -resident (April, exceptionally 

 March, to late Sept., occasionally Oct.). Breeds only coasts of Kent 

 and Sussex. Very rare migrant along south coast to Devon and 

 Cornwall and up east coast to Yorks. (seven). Very rare vagrant 

 elsewhere, Teesmouth (Durham) one. May, 1904, Marbury Mere 

 (Cheshire) pair seen, April 29, 1908, Mansfield (Notts.) one seen, 

 April, 1904. Irehmd. — Very rare vagrant. On four or five occasions 

 autumn and winter, latest 1852. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in Europe from south Sweden to 

 Mediterranean and north Africa, Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde 



* Scopoli's name is certain and antedates Gmelin's curonica ; it has there- 

 fore been generally adopted. — E.H. 



t Linnaeus's name antedates that of Latham. — E.H. 



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