466 Mr. C. Ingram on the 



before us as far as the eye could reach, and covered with 

 succulent grass/^ Sir Evan James met with *' prodigious 

 numbers of this fine Bustard " (' The Long White Moun- 

 tain/ p. 298). He brought home a specimen, which is now 

 in the British Museum. 



149. Charadrius dominicus Miill. Eastern Golden 

 Plover. 



Tacz. p. 815; Dresser, p. 732. 



a-d. ? ? ? ? . Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 22- 

 27, 1908. 



My birds from Chu-chia Tai were all changing into winter 

 dress, black and white being equally proportioned and inter- 

 mixed on the under surface. Capt. Karpow procured this 

 Plover at Yingtzu, Sept. 10, 1901 [Bianchi). 



150. jEgialitis mongola (Pall.). Mongolian Ringed 

 Plover. 



Tacz. p. 822 ; Dresser, p. 734. 



a. (S . Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 22, 1908. 

 When shot this individual was still in breeding-plumage, 

 with rusty-red under parts. 



151. ^(Egialitis placida (Gray). Hodgson's Ringed 

 Plover. 



Ingram, Ibis, 1908, p. 164. 



a. ? . (Ssu-taa Ching.) June 17, 1886. {E. J.) 



Iris brown ; feet yellow. 



Hodgson's Ringed Plover was procured by Sir Evan James 

 about a hundred and fifty miles from the coast ; this fact 

 is interesting, as it agrees with my observations of the bird in 

 Japan (/. c), where it appeared to be almost exclusively an 

 inland breeding species. 



152. Vanellus cristatus Wolf & Meyer. Lapwing. 

 Tacz. p. 838 ; Dresser, p. 749. 



a-c. c? ? ? • Khingan Mts., alt. 3400 ft. May 23-June 

 14, 1908. 



Iris brown; feet reddish-brown; bill black. 



