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KENTISH DOTTEREL. 



KENTISH PLOVER. 

 PLATE CLIII. FIGURE II. 



Charadmis Cantianus, LATHAM. JARDINE. 



Charadrius Alexandrinus, HASSELQUIST. 



Charadrius albifrons, MEYER. 



Charadrius litloralis, BECHSTEIN. 



THE nest is placed on the shingle, or rather is 

 actual shingle itself, or fine sand, any slight de- 

 pression 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. 



