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migration than was formerly supposed, when the bird was 

 recognized by few ; but it is not until the shores of Kent 

 and Sussex are reached that the species is to be found 

 breeding even in moderate numbers. The shingle between 

 Rye Harbour and Dungeness was once a favoured locality, 

 but sad havoc has been made there by collectors. In Devon- 

 shire, as Mr. Gatcombe informs the Editor, two were killed 

 at Plymouth breakwater in May some years ago, and another 

 was shot in autumn in the Hamoaze ; and in Cornwall, 

 Mr. Eodd only records two occurrences in the month of 

 April, and one in August. In the Channel Islands it is 

 not uncommon, especially on Guernsey, and the neighbour- 

 ing islets. * In Ireland it is of very rare occurrence. 



With the exception of a recent occurrence in Norway, 

 recorded by Mr. Collett, the Kentish Plover has not been 

 found beyond the southern districts of Sweden, nor is 

 it at all common on the Baltic coast of Germany, but 

 westwards it is fairly distributed from Denmark to the 

 extremities of France. On the coast of the Spanish Penin- 

 sula and for a short distance inland, it is abundant, and 

 although somewhat irregularly distributed, it is found breed- 

 ing throughout the islands and northern shores of the 

 Mediterranean. In the interior of the Continent it is 

 almost unknown, for of the three species, this is by far the 

 most partial to salt water. On the shores of the Black 

 Sea it is very numerous, except in winter, and in Asia 

 Minor it appears to be resident ; in fact its line of resi- 

 dence reaches along the coast of North Africa to the 

 Canaries, Madeira and the Azores. Some individuals go as 

 far south as Damaraland, and even to Cape Colony. From 

 Turkestan, where it breeds at a considerable altitude, it 

 can be traced to the salt lakes of Dauria and Mongolia, 

 and to the coasts of China and Japan f ; and it is found 

 along the coasts and on the large rivers of India down to 

 Ceylon, where the resident race becomes somewhat small. 



* Cecil Smith, ' Birds of Guernsey,' pp. 125-127. 



+ In Southern China and the Malay Archipelago there is a closely-allied 

 resident form, ^'. peronii (Temm. ), and ^, cUalhata (Swinhoe), distinguished 

 by its yellow tarsi and yellow base to the bill. 



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