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present in Ceylon, Malabar, Malaccan, Javan, and Philip- 

 pine individuals. Is this peculiar to the nuptial dress ? 



W-49. Charadrius fulvus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 687 (1788). 

 "S. Andaman: S , Dec. 18; not sexed, Dec. 21." 

 In winter plumage. 



50. ^Egialitis curonica (Gm.), S. N. i. p. 692. no. 29 

 (1788), ex Beseke, Schr. der Gesellschaft naturf. Freunde z. 

 Berlin, vii. p. 464. no. 49 (1787). 



" S. Andaman: Jan. 7, $ ; Feb. 4: iris brown; legs and 

 feet orange ; bill brown." 



Two individuals in non-breeding plumage. I have never 

 met with examples of this European bird from Southern Asia 

 in full breeding-dress. Burgess (P. Z. S. 1855, p. 80) states 

 that he believes the egg he described belonged to Charadrius 

 minor, and that, if so, that bird breeds in the Deccan in the 

 month of April. But C. minor, ap. Burgess (/: c), is probably 

 the JE. minuta (Pallas) , ap. Jerd. no. 850. On the other hand 

 I have never seen adult Indian specimens of the small Indian 

 Ring-Plover (JE. minuta, ap. Jerd.), except in full or nearly 

 full summer plumage. The correct title of this smaller species 

 cannot be determined until it is ascertained whether JE. cu- 

 ronica ever occurs in Luzon in full breeding-plumage. If 

 it does not, M. dubia (Scop.) will be the oldest title for 

 the smaller species. If it does, and the smaller species is 

 also found to occur in Luzon in breeding-plumage, then 

 Sonnerat's bird must remain for ever undeterminable. The 

 title of curonicus was given by Gmelin to a bird which Beseke 

 (/. c.) described from a drawing, but on which he bestowed 

 no title. 



51. tEgialitis geoffroyi (Wagler), Syst. Av. Charadrius, 

 no. 19, " Pondicherry, Java" (1827). 



"S. Andaman, Jan. 20, 24 : $ , iris dark brown; legs and 

 feet green ; bill dark brown." 



In winter plumage. Two examples, one sexed as being a 

 female, with the whole under surface unsullied white. A 

 third ( $ , as sexed) with a broad ashy-brown pectoral band. 



