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Islands, Iceland, and Greenland. In the Natural History 

 Appendix to Captain Parry's Second Voyage, written by 

 Dr. Richardson, it is stated that this bird was found breed- 

 ing on Melville Peninsula in June. Captain James Boss, in 

 the Appendix to the Narrative of the Second Voyage of 

 Sir John Ross, says this bird " was found by us breeding 

 near the margins of the marshes immediately to the south- 

 west of Fury Point, in considerable numbers. Some speci- 

 mens were also obtained near Felix Harbour." In the 

 Fauna Boreali-Americana, Dr. Richardson says, " This 

 bird is observed in the Fur-countries in similar places to 

 those frequented by the Golden Plover, though it is not 

 equally common. It breeds in open grounds from Penn- 

 sylvania to the northern extremity of the continent. Its 

 eggs are oil-green, spotted irregularly with different shades 

 of umber brown : the spots crowded and confluent round 

 the obtuse end." 



Nearer home this bird is found in Russia and Siberia ; 

 but less abundant in Germany than in Holland or France. 

 It is found in Spain, at Genoa, and in Italy, on its passage 

 visiting Sicily, when coming from, or going to, Africa. Dr. 

 Andrew Smith brought specimens from Algoa Bay, where 

 he saw it all the breeding-season, but says that it does not 

 attain any black colour on the breast. Mr. Selby mentions 

 that it is found in Egypt. Mr. Blyth has obtained it at 

 Calcutta. M. Temminck remarks that he has received this 

 species from Japan in summer and winter plumage ; but 

 that specimens from the Island of Sunda and New Guinea, 

 though killed at different seasons, had no indications of 

 summer plumage. Dr. Horsfield includes this species in 

 his Catalogue of the Birds of Java. 



The adult bird in summer plumage has the beak black ; 

 the irides very dark brown ; the forehead and top of the 



