Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 389 



skirts of the Maunbhoom district. Swift-like, both in its flight 

 and general aspect, I was much struck, I recollect, at the time, 

 with this particularly chaste and elegant bird, which I never, 

 before or since, recollect to have seen. 



845. Charadrius longipes. Golden Plover. 



I have found this species tolerably abundantly in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Julpigoorie, but I do not recollect it at ]\Iaunbhooni. 

 It is occasionally, I hear, found near Umballah. 



847. ^Egialitis pyrrhothorax^. Lesser Sand-Plover. 



Three specimens of this species were shot by me on the mud- 

 banks of the Salween River, near Moulmein, on September 7th, 

 1865. Dimensions of one as then noted were — Length 7*25, 

 wing 5, tail 1"875, bill, from front, 75, tarsus 1"25. 



849. iEoiALiTis PHiLippENSis f- Indian Ringed Plover. 



I procured specimens at Ambekanuggur, in the Maunbhoom 

 district, in December 1864, where also it was observed breeding 

 in March by a late intimate friend, who gave me the information, 

 as before recorded (P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376) ; but I did not see its 

 nest myself, as stated by Mr. Blyth. 



850. iEaiALiTis MiNUTUS. Lesser Ringed Plover. 



I shot a pair out of a small flock which were feeding along the 

 edge of a small tank near the Native-Infantry lines at Umballah 

 in January 1866. 



Length, Wing, Tail. Tarsus. Bill, from front. Extent. 



A, . . 6-3 4-25 2-25 -875 -5 13 



B. . . 6-5 4-5 2-5 -875 -5 13-5 



The irides in both were reddish-brown, the legs flesh-coloured 

 with a tinge of blue, the claws black, orbits bright yellow ; bill 

 black, yellow at the base. 



852. Ch^tusia gregaria. Black-sided Lapwing. 



A specimen was killed by me at Lallroo, near Umballah, on 

 the 14th November, 1866; and this species is mentioned by the 

 late Dr. Scott, who sent specimens from Umballah to the Mont- 

 rose Museum. 



* [Lege yE". momfolicus ; cf. Ibis, 1807, p. 104, — Ed,] 

 t [^ii. curonicus, Jule Blyth, Ibi^s, 1807, p. 104. — Ed,] 



