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and the feathers of the greater-coverts tipped with white ; the 

 tail is deep brown, and barred obliquely with yellowish or 

 yellowish-white ; upper tail-coverts like the back. 



Pluvialis is at once distinguished by its pure white axillary 

 plumes, which in fulvus are brownish or smoke-grey. 



The European Golden Plover has been recorded from Sind ; 

 but it is a very rare cold weather visitant. 



GENUS, JEgialitis, Bole. 



Bill much as in Charadrius, but more slender; wings long 

 of small size. 



^Sgialitis asiatica, Pall. 



84<5quat. Butler, Deccan ; Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 426. 

 THE CASPIAN SAND PLOVEE. 



Length, 7'5 ; wing, 5'5 ; tarsus, 1/5 ; bill at front, - 8. 



Bill black ; legs and feet greenish-yellow. 



Crown, nape, the whole of the back and wings above hair, 

 brown ; forehead, eyebrows, eyelids, sides of the face and throat 

 pure white ; across the breast a broad rufous band, the lowest 

 feathers of which, in some specimens, are terminated by dark 

 umber-brown ; thence to the extremities of the under tail- 

 coverts, pure white ; primaries brownish-black ; the shafts of all 

 mesially white ; secondaries long, extending nearly to the end of 

 the primaries ; axillaries white ; tail moderately long ; the outer 

 feathers on each side smoke-grey, the others darker in color, 

 as they approach the middle. 



The Caspian Sand Plover was obtained by Mr. Vidal in 

 Ratnagiri. It is an exceedingly rare cold weather visitant. 



This is the first authentic instance of its occurrence within 

 Indian limits. 



.ffigialitis geoffroyi, Wagler. 



846.- Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 638 ; Butler, Guzerat ; 

 Stray Feathers, Vol. IV, p. 12 ; Deccan, Stray Feathers, Vol. 

 IX, p. 426 ; Murray's Vertebrate Zoology of Sind, p. 226. 



THE LAKGE SAND PLOVER. 



Length, 8*5 ; expanse, 17'5 ; wing, 5'5 ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, 1*5 ; bill 

 at front, 1. 



Bill blackish ; irides dark-brown ; orbits blackish ; legs grey- 

 ish-green. 



Winter plumage ; greyish-brown on the upper parts, ear-coverts, 

 and beneath the eyes, and sides of the breast ; the rest of the 

 under parts, with the feathers immediately above the bill, and 

 a streak over the eye, white ; primaries darker, and the secon- 

 daries partly white on their outer web. 



In summer dress, the forehead, lores, ear-coverts and beneath 

 the eye, are black, having a white mark on each side of the 

 .forehead ; the neck and breast are bright rufous, contrasting 



