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the black axillaries ; it is, moreover, a larger bird, and shore- 

 frequenting, very rarely being found inland like the Golden 

 Plover. 



Axillaries black ; small hind toe present. 



In spring. Above white, barred with black ; underparts black, or black 

 marked with white. 



In winter marked much as Golden Plover, but the yellow spots of that 

 species are replaced by white, young birds only being marked with a few 

 yellow spots. Length 10-12 inches. 



289. Eudromias morinellus (Linnaeus). The Dotterel. 



" This bird, which appears to travel in company with Cursorius 

 isabellimts, is found near Tangier sparingly on its annual passage 

 during August and September, frequenting in small flocks the 

 same dry places that the Courser inhabits ; and, like them, it 

 seems to dread the cold." Favier. 



Could Favier occasionally have seen the Dotterel on mountain- 

 tops in Scotland, he would not have supposed them to fear the 

 cold ; but curiously enough he omits to mention the date of their 

 appearance in spring ; and I have no record in my notes of 

 observing them at that season on the Spanish side of the Straits : 

 the few I have seen were in autumn, the latest being shot about 

 the 9th of November. Probably they pass straight on, and thus 

 appear rarer than is the case ; but doubtless their line of migra- 

 tion must be further to the east. 



Axillaries greyish. Crown nearly black with white lines below, all round 

 above eyes to bill; chin and throat white; upper breast chestnut-red; belly 

 black. 



Females brighter than males. Length 9 inches. 



290. JEglalitis hiaticula (Linnseus). The Ringed Plover. 



Moorish. Kouba (Drummond-Hay) (" the hooded one," vide 

 Crested Lark). Spanish. Andarios, Correrios, Frailecillo (the 

 first two applied to all small Waders). 



" This Ringed Plover is, near Tangier, found in small numbers 

 in pairs and companies on the sea-shore. They arrive during the 



