3 i2 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Hsiatic (Solfcen plover. 



THE Asiatic Golden Plover (Charadrius fulvus^ Gmelin) 

 is an exceedingly rare abnormal autumn migrant to the 

 British Isles, and is found inhabiting the North-eastern 

 Palearctic Region. This plover can be distinguished from 

 Charadrius pluvialis by being smaller, and having grey 

 axillaries, those of the latter bird being white. 



American (Bolben plover. 



THE American Golden Plover (Charadrius fulvus Ameri- 

 canus, Schlegel) is a very rare irregular autumn migrant to 

 the British Isles. It also inhabits the Northern Nearctic 

 Region. 



COMMON STILT. 



THE Common Stilt (Himantopus melanopterus, Meyer) is 

 a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British 

 Isles, and inhabits the Southern Palearctic and Oriental 

 Regions. The adult male has the forehead, cheeks, front 

 and sides of neck, lower portion of back, and under parts, 

 white, with a blush of pink on the latter ; occiput and nape 

 of the neck, blackish ; mantle, scapulars, wing-coverts, and 

 primaries, black, tinged with green ; tail, greyish ; irides, 

 crimson ; bill, black ; legs and feet, pink. Length, about 

 thirteen inches. The adult female is said to have the back 

 brownish. (P. 313.) 



