collected in Nyasaland. 475 



72. Charadrius tricollaris. 



Charadrius tricollaris, Vieill. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 26. 

 Lake Shirwa, $ , May. 



73. LOBIVANELLUS SENEGALUS. 



LobivaneUus senegalus (Linn.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 26. 

 Lake Shirwa, ? , May ; Palombi River, ^ ? , Oct. 



74. Vanellus speciosus. 



Vanellus speciosus (Wagler) ; Seebohm, Geogr. Distrib. 

 Charadr. p. 221. 



Hoplopterus speciosus, Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 667. 



Lake Shirwa, $ , May. '' A common Plover on the shores 

 of Nyasa and Shirwa lakes, — A. W." This species ranges 

 from Ugogo to Natal, and in Western Africa from the Quanza 

 to the Orange Rivers. 



75. Vanellus crassirostris. 



Vanellus crassirostris (De Filipi^i); Seebohm, Geogr. Distrib. 

 Charadr. p. 214. 



Hoplopterus crassirostris, Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 669. 



Chettusia crassirostris, Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 331 (Shire R.), 



Lake Shirwa, May and June. This Plover ranges over 

 Eastern Africa from Nubia to Natal, but has not been re- 

 corded from elsewhere. 



7Q. HlMANTOPUS CANDIDUS. 



Himantopus Candidas, Bonn. ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 675. 

 Himantopus melanopterus, Meyer; Seebohm, Geogr. Distrib. 

 Charadr. p. 277. 



Palombi River, ? , (^ jr., Oct. 



77. Rhynch^a capensis. 



Rkynchcea capensis (Linn.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 679; 

 Seebohm, Geogr. Distrib. Charadr. p. 456. 

 Palombi River, cJ ? , Oct. 



78. Tringa minuta. 



Tringa minuta, Leisl. ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 681 ; See- 

 bohm, Geogr. Distrib. Charadr. p. 435. 



Lake Shirwa, ? , May ; Palombi River, ^ , Aug. 



