/EGIALITIS COLLARIS. 173 



head black, bordered with rufous; wings black, with bright shafts and white edges 

 to the base of some of the inner primaries ; central tail-feathers black, lateral 

 white, with a more or less distinct subterminal blackish band, except on the outer 

 pair : beneath white, crossed by two broad blackish bands on the breast ; bill 

 and feet black : whole length 7'0 inches, wing 5-0, tail 2*1. Female similar. 



Hub. Patagonia. Falkland Islands, Chili, and Argentina. 



The pretty little Belted Plover inhabits the Falklands and South 

 Patagonia, and migrates north in winter as far as Paraguay ; but it is 

 not anywhere common, and is seldom seen in parties exceeding half a 

 dozen in number. It is extremely active, always preferring wet grounds 

 to dry, and runs rapidly over the mud in search of food like a Tringa. 

 Its only language is a low clicking note uttered when taking wing. 



Some individuals remain to breed as far north as the pampas of 

 Buenos Ayres. Mr. Gibson says the nest is always placed near the 

 water, and is a slight scrape in the ground lined with dry grass. The 

 eggs are three in number, have black spots on an olive ground, and in 

 shape resemble Lapwing's eggs. 



Durnford also found it breeding in the Chupat Valley in September 

 1877. 



390. ^GIALITIS COLLARIS (Vieill.). 

 (AZARA'S SAND-PLOVER.) 



Charadrius azarae, Burm. La-Plata Reise, ii. p. 501. ^Egialitis collaris, 

 Scl. et Salv. Nomencl p. 143 ; Durnford, Ibis, 1878, p. 67 (Buenos Ayres) ; 

 id. Ibis, 1880, p. 424 (Tucuman) ; White, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 628 (Buenos 

 Ayres) ; Barrows, Auk, 1884, p. 313 (Entrerios). Charadrius collaris, 

 Seebohm, Plovers, p. 173. " Cinereous Plover," Hudson, P. Z. S. 1871, 

 p. 261. 



AZARA'S SAND-PLOVER. 

 (Seebohm's 'Plovers, 5 p. 173.) 



JJescription. Above brown ; front white : fore half of head and line between 

 bill and eyes black ; top of head and sides of neck tinged with rusty red ; 



