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CHARADRIID^ 



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head, and the breast is without the sandy wash. A pair of these 

 Plovers, shot on December 23 at Port St. Johns, differ from the 

 specimens described above in having a strong sandy chestnut tinge 

 on the nape and all over the back ; they appear to be freshly moulted 



FIG. 119. JEgialitis marginata and nest, in sea-grass, with two eggs. From 

 photographs taken by Mr. H. E. Harris, at Knysna. 



birds and are also somewhat intermediate between this and the 

 following species. 



Distribtition. The White-fronted Sand Plover is found all round 

 the shores of South Africa from Walvisch Bay to Durban, and 

 appears to be a resident everywhere ; further north, on both the 



