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field, in June 1853, an d three were shot in 1884 

 at Bradford Abbas (Prof. Buckman). Two in the 

 collection of Mr. Weld were shot near Lulworth, 

 September 3, 1876. 



RINGED PLOVER, ^gialitis hiaticula, (L.) 



Tarrell, iii. p. 257; Harting, p. 44; Dresser, vii. p. 497; Ibis 

 List, p. 159 ; Charadrius hiaticula, Seebohm, iii. p. 20 ; Pul- 

 teney's List, p. 16. 



Kesident, and generally distributed along the coast. 

 It is a social bird, and keeps together in small flocks. 

 Its musical note may be heard as it is flying across 

 the sea, or running at the edge of the water. It 

 breeds in numbers on the Chesil Bank, as well as 

 on the sandbanks of Poole and Studland. A pair or 

 two always nest close to the Haven Hotel at the 

 mouth of the harbour, and rear two broods in the 

 year (T. M. Pike). 



Note. The Kentish Plover, AZgialitis cantiana, 

 has not been identified with certainty in this county, 

 but as it has been found occasionally both in Hants 

 and Devon, there can be little doubt that it also 

 visits Dorsetshire. 



GOLDEN PLOVER. Charadrius pluv iaUs, L. 



Tarrell, iii. p. 271 ; Harting, p. 42 ; Dresser, vii. p. 435 ; See- 

 bohm, iii. p. 35 ; Ibis List, p. 157 ; Pulteney's List, p. 16. 



There is no recent evidence of this bird breeding 

 in the county, although Pulteney asserts that it is 



