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p. 68), some of which have been kindly presented to me. The finders 

 describe the nest as a slight saucer-shaped hollow in the ground, 

 lined with chips of wood and bits of thick reed, and placed in 

 open marshy parts of the alder thickets by the sides of " hourias," 

 or creeks, or in the sand amongst bent-grass. The eggs were 

 found between the 15th June and the end of that month. They 

 add, " the eggs in many instances closely resemble those of Actitis 

 hypoleuca, but are a little larger. They bear no resemblance 

 whatever to the eggs of Limosce ; indeed all this bird's habits, 

 motions, cry, and quick darting erratic flight show its affinities with 

 the Sandpipers and not with the Godwits." 



Glareola lactea, Temm. (Plate LX. fig. 1.) 



The small Swallow Plover, as it is called by Anglo-Indians, is 

 generally distributed throughout India, Nepal, Upper Burmah, and 

 Tenasserim, but not in China or the Malay archipelago. Jerdon 

 found it breeding at Thyetmyo in Upper Burmah, in May, when 

 the young were just flown ; and Mr. Brooks, C.E., found nests in a 

 large sandy churr near Mirzapore. The egg here figured was pro- 

 cured with another by Dr. A. Anderson at Futtehgurh in April 

 18/3. He reports that this species never lays more than two eggs 

 at a time ; and the parent birds are described as endeavouring to 

 entice away the intruder from their nests just like a Plover. 



Lobivanellus goensis (Gmelin). 



This is a common species enough in India ; but the egg does not 

 appear to be well known. It resembles the egg of Vanellus cristatus, 

 but is less pyriform, and the ground-colour is paler. 



The bird breeds in June or July, on rushy sand islets on large 

 rivers, or on bushy downs inland. The eggs are laid on the bare 

 ground, without any attempt at a nest, but are ofteu concealed amid 

 grass or under a thicket, although more frequently exposed to view. 

 The specimen here figured is one from a nest of four taken at 

 Futtehgurh on the 2/th April, 18/3, and forwarded by Dr. A. 

 Anderson. 



Hoplopterus ventralis (Wagler). (Plate LX. fig. 3.) 



The Indian Spur-winged Plover is reported to he generally distri- 

 buted throughout India, Burmah, Arracan, and Tenasserim, down 

 as far as Singapore ; and Mr. Swinhoe has recorded it from Hainan, 

 although it is not found in China. It breeds at the close of the 

 cold weather, when the rivers are at their lowest, laying its eggs (gener- 

 ally four in number) on the bare sand, and always on an islet. The 

 example now figured for the first time was forwarded from Futteh- 

 gurh by Dr. A. Anderson. 



Esactjs recurvirostris (Cuvier). 



The handsome egg here referred to was sent home by the late Lieut. 

 Beavan as an egg of this species ; but unfortunately the particulars of 

 locality, date, &c. have been either lost or mislaid. That it really 



