330 CHARADRIN.E. 



with the pure white throat ; the head is more or less deeply 

 tinged with rufous, and the back, and especially the scapularies, 

 arepartially banded with the same. 



The Large Sand Plover is a more or less common cold weather 

 visitant to all parts of the coast. 



.ffigialitis mongola, Pall. 



847. 0. pyrrhothorax, Tern. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, 

 p. 639; Butler, Guzerat; Stray Feathers, Vol. IV, p. 12; 

 Deccan, Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 426 ; Murray's Verte- 

 brate Zoology of Sind, p. 226. 



THE LESSER SAND PLOVER. C-tA - 



Length, 7*25 ; expanse, 1575 ; wing, 5 ; tail, 1'9 ; tarsus, 1'25 ; 

 bill at front, 075. 



Similar to the last, both in winter and summer plumage, 

 only differing in size, being considerably smaller, and the bill 

 differs slightly in shape. 



The Lesser Sand Plover occurs as a cold weather visitant all 

 along the sea coast, ascending the rivers also, for a short dis- 

 tance. ] 



JEgialitis cantiaua, Latham. 



848. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 640 ; Butler, Guzerat ; 

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

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

 Swinhoe and Barnes, Central India ; Ibis, 1885, p. 132. 



THE KENTISH RINGED PLOVER. 



Length, 675 ; expanse, 13 to 14; wing, 4'3 ; tail, 2; tarsus, 

 11 ; bill at front, 0'6. 



Bill black ; irides brown ; feet dusky-grey to blackish. 



Crown of the head and nape light brownish-red, the rest of 

 the upper parts ashy-brown ; primaries brown, the shafts white ; 

 tail with the central feathers as the back, the two outermost 

 white, and the next partially white ; forehead, a broad streak 

 over the eye, and a ring round the neck, white ; lores and ear- 

 coverts black, and a black stripe on the forehead ; lower parts 

 white, with a large patch of black on each side of the breast. 



The Kentish Ringed Plover is a common cold weather visi- 

 tant all along the coast, and occurs inland on the banks of all 

 the larger rivers and lakes. 



-ffigialitis dubia,, Scop. 



849.^. philippensis, Scop. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, 

 p. 640 ; jE. curonicus, Gmel. ; Butler, Guzerat ; Stray Fea- 

 thers, Vol. IV, p. 12 ; Deccan, Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 426 ; 

 jE. philippensis, Lath. ; Murray's Vertebrate Zoology of Sind' 

 p. 227 ; Swinhoe and Barnes, Central India ; Ibis, ,1885, p. 132] 



