and collected in Pondoland. 203 



211. CuRSORius TEMMiNCKi. Temminck's Courser. 

 Scarce. I came across these Coursers for the first time on 



some flats near Bizana in August 1906. They were in pairs 

 and very tame. 



212. Glareola melanoptera. Nordmann's Pratincole. 

 An uncertain migrant. I have only once seen these birds 



in Pondoland, when I came across a flock at Flagstaff in 

 February 1904. 



213. Stephanibyx melanopterus. Black-winged Plover. 

 Not common, but found sometimes in large flocks on flats 



Vvhich have been lately burnt. 



214. Squatarola helvetica. Grey Plover. 



Found sparingly on the mudbanks of some of the larger 

 rivers along the coast, in company with other waders. 



215. jEgialitis asiatica. Caspian Plover. 



Scarce. I came across a flock of about twenty at Bizana. 

 They were wild and I only succeeded in shooting two speci- 

 mens, both females in moulting plumage. 



216. ^GiALiTis HiATicoLA. Ringed Plover. 



Not uncommon wherever there are mudbanks at the river 

 mouths. The greater number found locally are in non- 

 breeding plumage, but I shot a male in full breeding plumage 

 at the mouth of the Umtamvuna River. 



217. ^GiALiTis TRicoLLARis. Three-banded Plover. 

 Scarce. One specimen at Flagstaff, December 1905. One 



specimen, $ > Umtamvuna mouth. 



218. ^GiALiTis MARGINATA. White-fronted Sand Plover. 

 Common along the coast on the sandy beach. All these 



birds have the back sandy rufous. 



219. H^MATOPUS MOQUINI. Black Oyster-catcher. 

 Rather rare. One specimen, Umzikubu mouth, August 



1905. I also saw a pair near Port St. Johns, December 



1906, but did not secure one. 



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