19 [Vol. xlii. 



atricapillus elence recently described from N. Italy {cf. Ann. 

 & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 9, vol. viii. p. 443, Oct. 1921). 



Finally, I might add that it is quite obvious from an 

 examination of the type, co-type, and a fine series, that 

 Sharpe's L. poecilopsis has nothing to do with the genus 

 LopJiophanes, but should be referred to the genus Poecile. 



Dr. Lowe also called attention to the fact that the race of 

 Oreopliilus ruJicolUs, which inhabits Chile, differs markedly 

 from the typical race from Patagonia, and also from 0. r. 

 simonsi recently described by Mr. Chubb in the olive-brov»n 

 or fulvous-brown coloration of the vertex, hind neck, and 

 mantle, and in the dark fulvous-brown margins to the 

 scapulars, wing-covorts, and secondaries, while the under- 

 parts generally are washed with buff as opposed to grey. 

 This race must bear the name of Oreopliilus rujicollis totani- 

 rostris Lesson. 



Dr. Lowe also made the following remarks on the status 

 of Charadrius placidus Gray : — 



In the third volume of his ' Birds of Australia,' p. 114, 

 Mathews, after stating that the Plover known as Hodgson's 

 {yS^gialitis placidus) would be better placed in the genus 

 Oxyechus, goes still further and creates for it a special sub- 

 genus Paroxyechus. 



In reality, Hodgson's Plover is so extremely like a large 

 edition of Charadrius dubius that I imagine there could be 

 little hesitation in placing the two birds in the same genus 

 {^Charadrius'). 



In point of colour-pattern the two species are nearly exact 

 replicas of one another, their bills are both long and slender 

 (but that of C. placidus has only a very slight indication of the 

 orange-coloured base), and the only real difference between 

 the two lies in the relative length of the outer tail-feathers ; 

 the result being that the tail of C. placidus is more wedge- 

 shaped and approaching to Oxyechus vociferus. To place 

 C. placidus in the genus Oxyechus for this last reason 

 would be, to my mind, to lose sight of its true genetic 

 relationships, so that its proper position would undoubtedly 

 appear to rest in the genus Charadrius (sens. str.). 



