104 CURSORID/E. 



Sfr. F. viii. p. 1 12 ; Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 929; Oates, Sir. F. x, p. 237 ; id., 

 Br. Burnt, ii. p. 365 ; Murray, Vert. ZooL, Sind, p. 224; id., Avif. Brit. 

 Ind. ii. p. 583, No. 1256. Tringa iielvetica, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, p. 250. — 

 The Grey Plover, 



Winter Plumage. — Forehead, lores, snpercilia, chin, abdomen and entire 

 lower surface, including the under tail coverts, white ; foreneck, sides of the 

 breast and flanks white, the feathers with sub-triangular or sub-quadrate 

 brownish markings ; feathers below the wing from the axilla long and black ; 

 head dusky brown, the feathers with narrow tips ; rest of the upper plumage 

 dusky brown, the feathers edged and tipped with white or greyish white ; tail 

 basally white, with a slightly rufescent tinge terminally, and with 6 — 7 trans- 

 verse brown bands or bars. In summer the entire lower surface from the chin, 

 except the vent and under tail coverts, is black, also the lores and sides of the 

 neck; forehead, supercilia and sides of the breast white; back and rump, 

 scapulars and wing coverts black, broadly tipped with brown and white; top 

 of head and nape grey brown, the feathers tipped with white ; tail white, 

 banded dark brown; primaries dark brown, their inner webs white. 



Length. — II to 12 inches; wing 8; tail 3*25; bill at front r25, black; irides 

 dusky ; feet dark brown, or dusky brown ; weight 7*5 oz. 



Hah. — Sind, Beloochistan Coast, Kutch, Kattiawar, and nearly all over the 

 Indian Coast ; also Burmah. Occurs in flocks along the Sind sea-coast during 

 winter, especially on the mud flats. In the Kurrachee harbour it is numerous 

 on the large island-like flats, especially about Baba Island, associated with the 

 larger and smaller Kentish Plovers. 



Gen. Charadrius.— Gmel. 



Bill short and strong; first quill longest ; hind toe wanting; other characters 

 as in the sub-family. 



130. Charadrius fulvUS, Gm., Syst. Nat. l, p. 6S7 ; Dresser, B. 

 Eur, vii. p. 443, pi. ; Hume, Slr.F. i. p. 228 ; ii.p. 287; id.. Nests and Eggs 

 p. 57O; id., Str. F. iii. p. 179 ; Blyt/i, B. Burtn. p. 153 ; Salvad., Ucc. Born. 

 p. 313 ; "David et Oust. Ois Chine, p. 424 ; Hume and Vav., Str. F. vi. p. 455 ; 

 Hume, Str. F. vii. p. 482 ; Scully, Str. F. viii. p. 350 ; Legge, Ii. Ceylon, p. 

 934 ; Oates, B. Br. Burm. ii. p. 364 ; Murray, Avif. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 5S4, 

 No. 1257. Charadrius longipes (TVw/w.), Bonap., Rev. Crit., 1S50, p. 180; 



Jerd., B. Ind. ii. p. 636, No. 845 ; Murray, Vert. ZooL, Sind, p. 224 The 



Eastern Golden Plover. 



Winter Plumage. — Head dark brown, the tips of the feathers yellow ; fore- 

 head white or yellowish white, as are also the lores, supercilia, chin, foreneck 

 and the under tail coverts ; back, scapulars, rump, upper tail coverts and wing 

 coverts dusky brown, the edges of the feathers with triangular or sub-triangular 

 yellow spots ; tail lighter in colour, the feathers also similarly edged with 



