RUDDY PLOVER. 171 



ley appearance, belly and vent pure white; wing quills black, 

 crossed with a band of white; lesser coverts whitish, centred 

 with pale olive, the first two or three rows black; two middle 

 tail feathers black; the rest pale cinereous, edged with white; 

 legs and feet black; toes bordered with a very narrow membrane. 

 On dissection, both males and females varied in their colours 

 and markings. 



