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been obtained twice in the Peninsula,, in Jelebu and in Singapore 

 Island. 



61. Arenaria interpres (Linn.). 



Tringa interpres, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, p. 248 (Europe). 

 Streprilas interp)-es, E., p. 119 (Patani Coast). 

 Arenaria interpres, J., p. 138 (Koh Muk, Trang). 



The above specimens, from the coasts of Patani a,nd Trang, 



are the only ones recorded from Siam. In the Malay Peninsula it is 



sparingly distributed along the western coast from August to April. 



62. Sarcogrammus indicus atronnchalis Blyth. 



Sarcogi'amma atrogularis, Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xxx', 



1862, p. 345 (Tounghoo). 

 Lohivanellus atronuchalis, Bl^th in Jerdon's Biids India, iii, 1864, 



p. 648 (Burma) ; A., p. 457 ; B., p. 82 (Salanga) ; C. ii, p. 374. 

 Sarcogrammus atronuchalis, F., p. 11 (Trang) ; G., p. 152 (Ratburi 



and Fetch ibnri). 

 Sarcogrammus indica atronuchalis, I., p. 146 (Koh Lak) ; J., p. 138 

 (Terutaii) ; K., p. 85 (Koh Lak) ; L., p. 91 (Ghirbi and and Pulau 



Parijang). 



2. Koh Lak, S. W. Siam. 10 April, 1919. (No. 5223). 



" Iris dark ; tip of bill black, base, lappets and eye-ring coral 

 red ; feet pale lemon-yellow." 



Total length 315; wing 215; tail 114; tarsus 71; bill from 

 gape 34 mm. 



This Wattled Plover is exceedingly common in open spaces 

 over the whole of the area, and also in suitable localities over the 

 rest of the Malay Peninsula down to Johore ; met with as a rule in 

 small flocks up to seven or eight individuals. 



63. Hoplopterus ventralis (Wagl.). 



Charadrius ventralis, Wagl., Syst. Av. Charadrius, p. 59, sp. ii, 



(1827). 

 Hoplopterus ventndis, A., p. 457 (Pakchan) ; C. ii, p;»375; F., p. 



11 (Trang) ; G., p. 152 (Ratburi and Petchaburi). 



Probably . rare and attaining its southern limit in Trang. 

 Spe,cimens from that locality, collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott, are in 



I. Gyldenstolpe, Kungl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. M. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



56, No. -2, 1916. (first part). 



J. Robinson, Journ. F. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam. iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss, Ibis, 1918. (second part). 



L. Robinson and Kloss, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, M. I. Baker, Journ, N. H. Soc. Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii, 1919. (third part). 



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