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the Irish List. It seems also sparingly distributed 

 over the continent of Europe ; but, by Temminck, is 

 said to be abundant in Germany and Holland. Out 

 of Europe, it is found in Northern Africa, in Nubia 

 and Egypt,* Indian Archipelago, t Java. J The 

 specimen of this bird in our possession, which served 

 also for Mr. Selby's figure and description, was pro- 

 cured on the continent. The forehead, running in 

 a streak over the eyes, whole of the under parts, 

 cheeks, sides of the neck, and a collar surrounding 

 it, pure white ; a frontal band anterior to the eyes, a 

 stripe between the mandible and the eyes, posterior 

 edges of the auriculars, and a patch on each side of 

 the breast, forming the commencement of an inter- 

 rupted pectoral collar, black ; the crown and nape 

 deep yellowish-brown, tinted with hair-brown, and 

 shading to chestnut at the edges ; the back and wings 

 pale hair-brown, shafts of the feathers darker ; secon- 

 daries tipped with white ; quills clove-brown, with 

 the shafts entirely white, the last quills also having 

 the same light edges which we saw in the Ringed 

 Dotterel ; the centre feathers of the tail are clove- 

 brown, the shade being lighter towards the base 

 and outside, the two exterior feathers entirely white. 

 In another continental specimen, considered to be 

 a young bird, we have neither black nor yellowish- 

 brown on the head or sides of the breast, these 

 markings being indicated by pale wood-brown, the 



* Selby. t Temminck. 



Horsfield. It is possible that the Indian specimens may 

 yet be found distinct, though very nearly allied. 



