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General colour above bronzy-brown ; centre of lower back, rump, 

 and median upper tail coverts blackish-brown ; the sides of back 

 and rump pure white ; small patch below eye, cheeks, throat, and 

 sides of neck pure white ; crown of head and sides of face black. 



Total length, 7"5in. ; culmen, 0"8 in. ; wing, 43 in. ; tail, IS in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 6 in. 



Hab. : 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. 



Genus— LOBIVANELLUS.— Spur on the wing. Facial wattle. 



'604. L. lobatllS Lath., Spur-winged Plover. 



Sides of chest black ; a black band also crossing the hinder neck 

 above mantle, and joining the black crown so as to interrupt the 

 white collar ; under surface white. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 



605. L. miles, Bodd., Masked Plover. 



Sides of chest brown ; rest of under surface white ; complete 

 white collar on hind neck ; no black band across neck. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



Sub-family — CfiARADRiiNiE. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen ; tarsus reticulated, 

 or with hexagonal scales both front and behind ; bill with dertrum 

 always more or less conspicuous. 



Genus— ZONIFER. — With no spur on wing, but a facial wattle present. 



606. Z. tricolor, Vieill. (Sarciophorus pectoralis, Cuvier), Black-breasted 



Plover. 



Black pectoral band ; basal half of tail white ; terminal half 

 black ; cheeks and throat white ; sides of rump and upjjer tail 

 coverts pure white. 



Total length, lO'o in.; culmen, 1'05 in. ; wing, 7'4 in. ; tail, 

 3 '2 in. ; tarsus, 19 in. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



Genus — SQUATAROLA. — With no spur and no facial wattle; inner 

 secondaries very long and pointed ; the distance from shortest 

 secondary to tip of primaries more than half length of wing ; hind 

 toe present ; a black throat or breast in summer plumage ; upper 

 plumage spangled. 



607. S. helvetica, Linn. (Charadrius helvetica). Grey Plover. 



Adult Male in Breeding Plumage. — Axillaries black, with slight 

 fringe of brown at tips. 



Winter Plumage. — Axillaries black. 



Young like winter plumage of adults, and axillaries always black. 



Total length, lOo in. ; culmen, 1-3 in. ; wing, 8 in. ; tail, 3 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1-8 in. 



Hab. : 3, 4, 5. 



Genus — CHARADRIUS. — As in Squatarola, but has no hind toe. 



-608. C. domilliciIS, Mull. (C. fulvus ; C. xanthocheilus, Wagler), 

 Lesser Golden Plover. 



Axillaries smoky-brown at all ages. 

 Winter Plumage. — Buffy tint, mottled with brown. 

 Summer Plumage. — Under surface jet black, margined by white 

 line. 



Total length, 9 in. ; culmen, 1 in. ; wing, 6 '5 in. ; tail, 2 '4 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 '6 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 



