426 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIED8 OF 



845 quat.— iEgialitis asiatica, Pall. The Caspian 

 Sand-Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Very rare. Mr. Vidal obtained a 

 single specimen at Ratnagiri, which is the first authentic 

 instance of its occurrence within Indian limits. 



846.— iEgialitis geoffroyi, Wagl. The Large Sand- 

 Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Occurs sparingly along the coast. 

 I have no record of its occurrence inland. 



847. — iEgialitis mongola, Pall. The Lesser Sand- 

 Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Common along the coast of the 

 Konkan and Ratnagiri. I have no record of its occurrence 

 inland. 



848. — iEgialitis cantiana, Lath. The Kentish Pving- 

 Plover. 



Cold weather visitant. Not common, but occurs along the 

 coast. I have no record of its occurrence inland, though Jerdon 

 states that it does occur often far inland. 



849.— iEgialitis dubia, Scop. The Common Ring- 

 Plover. 



Possibly a permanent resident in some districts. Common, 

 as a rule, throughout the region. Mr. Davidson says he found 

 it breeding in the Deccan, but it is doubtful whether this species 

 breeds in the plains of India. Probably the bird he found 

 breeding was JE. jerdoni of Legge. 



850 — JEgialitis jerdoni, Legge. The Lesser Ring- 

 ed-Plover. 



Jerdon remarks: " I procured this small Plover in the Deccan 

 generally among hills." 



852.— Chettusia gregaria, Pall. The Black-sided 

 Lapwing. 



Rare. Cold weather visitant. Mr. Vidal has once met with 

 it in Ratnagiri, and I obtained a few specimens that were shot 

 by a friend of mine in the Belgaum District. I have no other 

 record of its occurrence throughout the region, though Jerdon 

 met with it about Jalna in the Deccan. 



