Suborder LIMICOLiE. 



Family CHARADRIID^. 



GREY PLOVER. Charadrius helveticus. 



Common spring and autumn migrant. Circumpolar species, breeding 

 in the Arctic Regions. Winters in the basin of the Mediterranean, South 

 Africa, India, South China, the Malay Archipelago, Australia, ths Pacific 

 Islands, South America, and the West Indies. 



GOLDEN PLOVER. Charadrius pluvialis. 



Common winter visitor, a few remaining to breed on the moors. 

 Breeds in North Europe and West Siberia. Winters in South Europe, 

 Africa, and Baluchistan. 



ASIATIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Charadrius fulvus. 



Accidental visitor; two British records (Norfolk and Orkneys). Breeds 

 in North-east Siberia. Winters in India, Burma, China, the Malay 

 Archipelago, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, including New Zealand. 



AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. Charadrius fulvus americanus. 



Accidental visitor; two British records (England and Scotland). Breeds 

 in arctic America from Alaska to Greenland. Winters in South America. 

 Intergrades with the Asiatic Golden Plover in East Siberia. 



DOTTEREL. Charadrius morinellus. 



Frequent spring and autumn migrant, a few remaining to breed on the 

 wildest moors. Summer visitor to arctic Europe and Siberia, wintering 

 in the basin of the Mediterranean. 



KILLDEER PLOVER. Charadrius vociferus. 



Accidental visitor; two British records (south of England). Summer 

 visitor to South Canada and the Northern States. llesident in the 

 Southern States. Winter visitor to Mexico, West Indies, and South 

 America. 



