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(845) CHARADRIUS LONGIPES, Golden Plover, is found on the 
plains of India in the cold weather. They pass over the district on 
their way to the marshes in Thibet to breed, as soon as the snows on 
the passes melt, and the north wind blows warm and enticing. Occa- 
sionally on these migratory journeys one or other of the weaker 
winged members of the party, drop behind and settle in the district 
to recruit their infirmities: an injured wing or a shattered leg, 
after the war of the elements or battle of guns down in the plains. 
I have on more than one occasion fallen in with these stragglers to 
the hospitable uplands of Thibet. Golden Plover is 10 inches in 
length ; wing extent 20 inches ; bill blackish ; legs and feet bluish 
green ; irides brown ; plumage, in winter, is a blackish grey, feathers 
edged with golden yellow ; primaries black, a tinge of yellow on 
the breast and foreneck. These birds change colour a good deal, 
more noticeable when passing into Thibet on their return journey. 
Tting-Plovers on the other hand are well known by the conspicuous 
black colour round the neck. They are birds of small size, 6 to 7 
inches in length. These Ring-plovers are among few of the Charad- 
rine Which remain behind, in the plains to breed. Cantianus and 
Philippensis are frequently seen on banks, and churs of the Runjeet. 
(848) ANGIALITIS CANTIANUS, Kentish Ling-plover, usually prefers 
sea-side neighbourhoods, nevertheless they find their way far inland, 
keeping much to water-ways in the plains, and bigger rivers in the 
hills. In size it is 6? inches ; wing extent about 14 inches ; plum- 
age, above, is ashy brown ; primaries brown ; tail ashy brown with 
some white showing chiefly on the sides; upper part of the head 
and nape reddish ; white collar round the neck ; streak of white 
over the eyes ; white, and a black streak on the forehead ; sides of 
the head black (lores and ear-coverts) ; beneath the body plumage is 
white, two large patches of black on the breast. 
(849) ANGIALITIS PHILIPPENSIS, Indian Ringed-plover, is perhaps 
not so plentiful in the warm valleys as the last species. In size it is 
74 inches, wing extent 134 inches; bill is black and yellowish ; 
irides brown; orbits yellow ; legs yellow ; plumage, above, is ashy 
brown ; quills brown; tail, ashy tipped with dark brown, white 
feathers on the sides ; head white in front bordered with a black 
band, supercilium, lores and part of ear-coverts black ; ring, collar 
of the neck, black and white ; plumage, beneath the body, white. 
