CONTENTS OF VOL. III. 



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INTRODIJCTIOI^ (The Historians of British Birds) ix 



Family CHARADRIID-Sl i 



Genus H^EMATOPUS 3 



Ilcematqpus ostralegus. Oyster-catcher 24. 4 



Genus CHAEADEIUS 10 



Charadrius interpres. Turnstone 24. 12 



minor. Little Ringed Plover 26. 16 



Maticula. Ringed Plover ^ 



major. Greater Ringed Plover J 



cantianus. Kentish Plover 26. 25 



morinellus. Dotterel 26. 30 



pluvialis. Golden Plover 25. 35 



fulvus. Asiatic Golden Plover 25. 40 



helveticus. Grey Plover 25. 44 



Genus VANELLUS 56 



Vanellus cristatus. Lapwing 27. 57 



Genus CURSORIUS . 62 



Cursorius gallicus. Cream-coloured Courser 20. 63 



Genus GLAREOLA 68 



Olareola pratincola. Common Pratincole 24. 69 



Genus HIMANTOPUS 73 



Himantopus avocetta. Avocet 24. 74 



melanopterus. Common Stilt 24. 79 



Genus PHALAROPUS 84 



Phalaropits fiilicarius. Grey Phalarope 27. 85 



hyperhoreMs. Red-necked Phalarope 27. 89 



