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loc. cit.), which I found also at Hambantotta during the south- 

 west monsoon in June and July. They were numerous on the 

 great sand hills near that town, and consorted with small 

 flocks of G. lactea. It is rare on the north-east coast, as in a 

 tour up towards Jaffna, from Trincomalie, I met with but 

 one example, my first, and that published loc. cit. Those met 

 with at Hambantotta, out of season, and which were in winter 

 dress, were probably all young birds, which, like the following 

 species, remain to some extent behind for the first year on the 

 south-east and east coasts. 



92. ^GIALITIS MONGOLICA (Pallas) . 



Abundant in the season for Waders (N.E. monsoon), and 

 also plentiful in the S.W. monsoon, at which period most of 

 the birds present were immature, or in winter dress, though 

 some few were observed in partial nuptial plumage, the rufous 

 pectoral band being incomplete. 



93. tEgialitis cantiana (Lath.). 



I have given elsewhere a full account of this Sand-Plover 

 breeding within our limits. In 1872 I observed as early as 

 March several examples with the black frontal band, while 

 in June and July, in the height of the breeding-season, nearly 

 every bird had lost it, the sinciput being greyish, with an oc- 

 casional black-tipped feather. 



94. Sarciophorus bilobus (Gm.). 



Plentiful at both seasons of the year. I found it breeding 

 near the leways. Up the country, in the Wellaway Korle, 

 Lobivanellus goensis takes its place. 



95. Esacus recurvirostris, Cuv. 



96. CEdicnemus crepitans, Temm. 



Of these two species Esacus is the most numerous along 

 the coast. It is most frequently heard at night, resting 

 quietly during the day on the upper parts of sea-beaches. 



97. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.). 



I observed immature examples on some of the leways in 

 March 1872. This is one of our rarest Waders. 



