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KENTISH DOTTEREL. 



KENTISH PLOVER. 



PLATE CLIII. FIG. II. 



Charadrius Cantianus, 

 Charadrius Alexandrinus, 

 Charadrius albifrons, 

 Charadrius littoralis, 



LATHAM. JAEDJNE. 

 HASSELQUIST. 

 MEYER. 

 BECHSTEIN. 



THE nest is placed on the shingle, or rather is actual shingle itself, 

 or fine sand, any slight depression serving as a receptacle for the eggs; 

 a few blades of grass or withered weeds may perchance afford a scanty 

 lining. 



The eggs are four in number, Mr. Gould, it is said erroneously, says 

 five; they are of a yellowish colour, finely and much marked all over, 

 but chiefly at and about the centre and base, with dark blackish brown. 

 The bird rarely sits on the eggs during the day. 



