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Subgenus ScoLopax. 
ScoLtopax NEMoRICOLA. SowiTary SnireE of the Neilgherries. 
Dr. Jerdon in his Catalogue says, “It is a rare visitant to the 
Neilgherries during the cold season, and has not, as far as I am 
aware, been killed elsewhere in the Peninsula.” I believe the Snipe 
mentioned in the following note, which I made at Nassick, to be the 
same bird :— 
‘« Solitary, or rather, a very large Snipe, shot at Nassick by Lieut. 
Boddam of the Engineers : a very fine specimen; the plumage of a 
very dark dim colour, and the tints on the scapulars not very bright. 
Shot 5th January, 1847.” 
Family CHARADRIADE. 
Genus CHARADRIUS. 
CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS. GOLDEN PLover, L. 
I have never met with this Plover in the Deccan, but shot them 
on the sandy plains near Kurachee in Scinde. Dr. Jerdon says, 
that it ‘‘is but rarely met with in the Peninsula. I have only seen 
it on two or three occasions on the banks of large rivers on the table- 
land, and on grass plains near the sea-coast, usually in small flocks 
of five or six. I have seen specimens killed in the neighbourhood of 
Madras in the breeding plumage, viz. with the whole under surface 
of the body deep black. It therefore most probably breeds in this 
country.” 
CHARADRIUS MINOR, Wagl. Lesser Rincep PLover. 
I believe the egg sent with this paper to be that of the Lesser 
Ringed Plover; if so, this bird breeds in the Deccan in the month of 
April, laying its eggs on sand-banks in the middle of the larger 
_rivers. ‘The egg forwarded was from a sand-bank in the river 
Bheema. These pretty little lively birds are common in the Deccan, 
resorting to the beds of streams and sandy shallows and banks of 
rivers. They are difficult birds to shoot, being very restless, con- 
tinually taking short flights, and running about with great activity 
along the water’s edge; their food consists of worms, small shells 
and grass ; they lay as many as three eggs I believe; the eggs are 
deposited on the bare sand The egg is rather more than 11, in. in 
length, by ;8,ths of an inch in width, of a rich stone colour, spotted 
and streaked with grey and two shades of brown. 
Genus VANELLUs. 
VANELLUS BILOBUS (Gmel.). YeLLow Watriep Lapwine. 
I have had frequent opportunities of seeing this Lapwing on the 
open bare plains which it frequents, and have obtained specimens, 
but never to my knowledge succeeded in procuring its eggs, though 
