508 Mr. G. Despott on the [Ibis, 



273. (275) Chettusia leucura (Liclit.). Tlie White-tailed 

 Plover. 



Local name : Venewwa denba abjad. 



Wright records a specimen met with by him in the 

 Valletta Market on the 18th of October, 1864, and another 

 shot on some marshy ground at the head of the Grand 

 Harbour on the 24th of October, 1869. The local name, 

 which was suggested by the Hon. Dr. Magro, is only an 

 equivalent of the Latin. 



274. (276) Vanellus vanellus (L.). The Lapwing. 

 Local name : Ventiowa. 



Common during tiie autumn and winter, usually remain- 

 ing with us till the beginning of spring. Large flocks are 

 often observed arriving during very cold days towards the 

 approach of winter. Wright records some shot as late as 

 the 14th of April, and I have seen one taken during the first 

 week of May. 



275. (277) Arenaria interpres interpres (L.). The Turn- 

 stone. 



Local name : Monachella imperiali. 



Schembri says that a few individuals occur almost 

 atniually, and he records a plentiful passage during the 

 spring of 1840. Wright says that the species is lather 

 irregular and somewhat rare, occurring generally in May, 

 August, and September, but he states that he has shot it 

 also in December. It is undoubtedly of lare occurrence — 

 so much so, in fact, that I have not seen more than six or 

 seven in all. 



276. (294) Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.). Bartram^s 

 Plover. 



Local name : Pluvierott ta dcnbu. 



Wright records the capture of a specimen on the 17th 

 of November, 1865. The local name was suggested by the 

 Hon. Dr. Magro. 



