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840.— Cursorius coroman.delicus, Gm. The Indian 

 Courier-Plover. 



Permauent resident. Common throughout the plains portion 

 of the region, but is rare in Ratnagiri, and avoids the forest 

 tracts. 



842.— Glareola orientalis, Leach. The Larger Swal- 

 low-Plover, or Eastern Pratincole. 



Rare. Probably only a cold weather visitant. Mr. Davidson 

 observed it along the Bhima river, 40 or 50 miles south of 

 Sholapur. I have no other record of its occurrence through- 

 out the region. 



842 bis.— Glareola pratincola, Lin. The Collared 

 Pratincole. 



Seasonal visitant. Rare. Obtained by Mr. Vidal on one 

 occasion in Ratnagiri. I have no other record of its occurrence 

 throughout the region ; in fact this is the only record of its 

 occurrence within Indian limits out of Sindh. 



843.— Glareola lactea, Tern. The Smaller Swallow- 

 Plover, or Eastern Pratincole. 



Rare. Probably only a cold weather visitant. Observed by 

 Mr. Davidson along the Bhima river south of Sholapur, where 

 it was common in the cold weather. I have no other record of 

 its occurrence throughout the region. 



844.— Squatarola helvetica, Lin. The Grey Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Occurs sparingly along the coast of 

 Ratnagiri according to Mr. Vidal ; and Mr. Fairbank says, 

 "that it occurs in the Deccan in flocks in the cold weather;" but 

 as it is a coast bird, and not included in Messrs. Wenden and 

 Davidson's list of Deccan species, and as I have never met 

 with it myself, nor heard of it inland in this part of the country, 

 I am inclined to think he may have been mistaken. 



845.— Oharadrius fulvus, Gm. The Eastern Golden 

 Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare in the Deccan, but not uncom- 

 mon in Ratnagiri and in some parts of the Belgaum districts, 

 where I have met with it in large flocks. At Hubli, about 18 

 miles south-east of Belgaum, I saw several hundreds feeding 

 in flocks upon a grassy plain. 



