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ir»42. S. AURiTUS (Jardlne and Sclby, Orn. III. j)l. 40, 92; Jerdon's 

 ///. Lid. Orn., pL 33). 



Syn. Otis anrita, Latham. 



O.fulva, Sykes, male in non-breeding dress. 

 O. atriceps, Gray. 

 O. indica, Shaw. 



Charj, H. (S. India) ; Tnn-mor, Mahr. ; Kun-noul, 

 Can. Floriken of S. India : Likh of BengaL 

 Hab. India generally.* 



A. Male, from Nepal. B. II. Hodgson, Esq. (1843). 

 B. Do., from C. India. C. Fraser, Esq. (1844). C. 

 Female, from Mymunseng. R. W. G. Frith, Esq. (1 8 J 2). 



INCERT.E SEDIS. 



Fam. GLAREOLID.E. 

 Genus Glareola, Brisson. 



1543. Gl. orientalis, Leach (apud G. R. Graj^ Lhi. Tr. XIII, p. 

 132, pi. ; Gould's B. A. Vol. VI, pi. 23 ; — tigares and descriptions 

 bad, if the species be correctly assigned). 



Syn. GI. pratincola vel torquata of India, auctorum. 



IIab. India, Burmese and Malay countries. 



A. B. C. Adults. B. Young (primaries but \ grown). 

 From the vicinity of Calcutta (1842-5). E. Young, 

 second plumage. From near Agra. L. C Stewart, Esq. 

 (1845). 



1544. Gl. LACTEA, Temminck {PI. Col. 399; Griffith's Trans. An. 

 Kingd., VIII, 543, pi.— very bad). 



Syn. Gl. orientalis apud Jerdon, Madr. Journ. XII, 215. 



Utter an, Sindh. 

 Hab. India generally (very abundant). 



A. B. C. Specimens from the vicinity of Calcutta (1842). 



Fam. CHARADRIADiE. 

 Subfara. CURSORIIN.E. 

 Genus Cursorius, Latham. 



1545. C. COROMANDELICUS. 



Syn. Charadrius cor omand elicits, Gmelin, 

 Cursorius asiaticus, Latham. 

 C. frenatus, Illiger. 

 Tachydromus orientalis, Swainson. 

 Nukri, H. 

 Hab. India generally (nee Lower Bengal). 



A. B. Adults. C. Younger. D. Young, Presented 

 by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. and Capt. Boys (1843-6). 



* A straggler of this species is recorded to have been shot at Sandowa, Arakan 

 {Beng. Sp. Mag. 1835, p. 151) ; but otherwise the genus is luikiiown on the east- 

 ern side of the Bay of Bengal. So likewise with Plerocles. 

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