Birds from British East Africa and Uganda. 57 



south Africa 215-201 mm., east Africa 213-205 mm., and 

 north-east Africa 225-214 ram. 



In these days of careful geographic work it is a pity a 

 more definite locality has not been given for the tyj)e. 



[Irides yellow, eyelids red ; bill black ; legs and toes 

 dull red.] 



49. Eupoda asiatica. Asiatic DottcT'cl. 



Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, Reise Russ. R, ii. 1773, 

 p. 715 : S. Tartary. 



a,b. S <} iram. Loita, 6300 ft. Nov. 28. 



c. ? imra. Turkwel River, 2000 ft. Jan. 11. 



d, e. S ad. Bakoro Plain, 3500 ft. Feb. 3. 



Total length in flesh: ad. Qi inches; imm. 9 & 8| inches. 



Wing : ad. 156 & 150 mm. ; imm. ^ 146 mm. ; $ 150 

 & 147 mm. 



The immature females are in clean plumage and not 

 moulting : the male is moulting. 



One of the two adults is moultiTig on the bodv. 



\_Ad. Irides brown ; bill black ; legs greyish flesh, feet 

 darker. Imm. Irides brown ; bill black ; hgs and toes 

 greenish grey. In small flocks.] 



50. Afroxyechus tricollaris. Tri-collared Sand-Plover. 

 Charadrius tricollaris Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvii. 



1818, p. 147 : Africa. Africa meridionalis, Wagl. Syst. Av. 

 1827, p. Q7 . I designate nr. Cape Town. 



a, b. ? ad. Loita, 6300 ft. Oct. 4. 



c. $ imm. Ainala River, 5500 ft. Oct. 11. 



Total length in flesh : 6^ & 7 inches. Wing : 116, 108, 

 & 105 mm. 



All are in moult, the immature still retaining some of the 

 young dress on the wings and tail. 



[Irides light brown, eyelids red ; bill black, basal half 

 yellow, orange, or flesh-colour ; legs and toes flesh, yellov\i^h 

 flesh, or dusky flesh-colour. Tolerably common on the salt- 

 ruarshes.] 



