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208. Vanellus bilobus. Charadrius bilobus, Gmėl. \. 691. Le Plu- 



vierde la cotede Malabar, Buff., PI. Enl. 880. 

 The bird has a black bill, yello\vish at the base; and not a yellovv 

 bill, as described in the ' Index Ornithologicus.' Thereare one 

 or tvvo other minor discrepancies ; but no doubt it is the species 

 figured by Buffon. Although it wants the hind toe, and is 

 tberefore, agreeably to generic characters, a Charadrius, its 

 habits, figure, food^ and almost its cry, are those of the prece- 

 ding species. Col. Sykes has therefore classed it as a Vanellus. 

 Irides yellowish. Length, inclusive of tail, llf to 12 inches : 

 tail 3| inches. Gregarious. Found only on the open stony 

 and grass plains. Likę the Van. Goensis, a restless noisy bird 

 at night, crying Deeivit, Deetvit. Sexes alike. 



Genus Charadrius^ Auct. Plover. 



209. Charadrius pluvialis, Linn., 1.254. 7. Le Pluvier dore, Buff., 



Ois. 8.81. PI. Enl. 904-. Golden Plover. 

 Identical with Javanese specimens. Smaller than one North 

 American specimen and two English specimens in the British 

 Museum; but absolutely identical vvith other British specimens. 

 A rare bird in Dukhun, and appearing onlyin the cold weather. 

 Irides almost black. Length, inclusive of tail, 10 inches : tail 

 2,V inches. Gregarious. In the stomach were found beetles, 

 land insects, and coarse sand. 



210. Charadrius Philippensis , Lath., Ind. Orn. 2. 745. 11. Petit 



Pluvier a collier de Lucon, Sonn., Voy. Ind. 84. pi. 46. 

 This littie bird has the habits of Totanus ; freąuents the shores 

 of fresh \vater only j and in firing into a flock of Sandpipers it 

 is frequently killed in company with them. Irides fuscous 

 crimson. Length, inclusive of tail, 1\ inches ; tail 2, V inches. 

 Gregarious. Sexes alike. Sonnerat, in his description, omits 

 to mention that the margins of the ej^elids are bright yellovv ; 

 instead of which he calls the irides yellovv. 



Genus Himantopus, Ray. Longshanks. 



211. Himantopus melanopterus , Horsf, Linn. Trans. 13. 194. 



Charadrius Himantopus, Linn., 1. 255. L'Echasse, BofF., Ois. 

 8. 114. PI. Enl. 878. 

 There are slight discrepancies in the plumage betvveen the birds 

 of Java, Tndia, and Europe; and in case of these being perma- 

 nent, and not the result of nonage, specific differences might 

 beesstablished. Irides n&rrov* , lakeor crimson colour. Length, 

 inclusive of tail, 16 inches ; tail 3^ inches; to the end of the 

 toes 22| inches. Gregarious. Vegetable matters, larvce of 

 water insects, and minute univalve shells found in the stomach. 

 These birds are strangely polluted vvith visceral vvorms of the 

 tapė and capillary kinds. 



Genus CEdicnemus, Cuv. Thick-hiee. 



212. CEdicnemus crepitans, Temm., Man. 322. Otis CEdicnemus, 



Lath., Ind. Orn, 2.661. 11. Charadrius CEdicnemus, Linn., 



