ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 319 
March and April, and saw young newly hatched near Dhulia 
in May. The birds however breed much earlier, as I have seen 
them making nests in December and January. This is the 
only Ringed Plover I found in Khandesh. 
852 —Chettusia gregaria,* Pall. The Black-sided 
Lapwing. 
Cold weather visitant ; rare and local. Considerable flocks 
were scattered all through the stubbles around Shada in 
February 1881, and Ihave noticed it in Nandurbar. 
853.—Chettusia villotei.* The White-tailed Lap- 
wing. 
Cold weather visitant ; rare. Only noticed by me once in 
December 1880, at Nandurbar. There were four birds in all, 
very tame, and I shot three of them. 
855.—Lobivanellus indicus, Bodd. The Red-wat- 
tled Lapwing. 
Permanent resident. Very common all through the district. 
Breeds abundantly in the hot weather and rains. 
856.—Lobipluvia malabarica,* Bodd. The Yellow- 
wattled Lapwing. 
Permanent resident. Not common, but found sparingly in 
all talukas. Hogs were obtained by me beth in the rains and 
cold weather. 
858.—Aasacus recurvirostris,* Cuv. The Large Stone 
Plover. 
Permanent resident. Only noticed by me on the Tapti. It 
is abundant on the rocky islands below Prakasha, and four or 
five miles below Kukurmoonda, I obtained several eggs at 
the latter place in March 1881. 
859.—Gidicnemus scolopax,* S. G. Gm. The 
Stone Plover. 
Permanent resident. Not common, but generally distributed 
through the scrub jungle. 
863.—Grus antigone, Lin. The Sarus. , 
A straggler. A single specimen was noticed by meon April 
21st, 1881, on the south bank of the Tapti. I have been told 
that a pair used to breed at a small tank among the hills in 
Nizampur, but in January 1881, when I visited it, there were 
none to be seen ; the tank however was one exceptionally suited 
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