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lower part of neck, varied red and grey ; back, rufous- 

 grey ; beneath, white ; tail and quills, brown. 



Ch. Leschenaultii. Lesson. Ch. 

 Griseus. Mus. Par. not Lath. 



Forehead and ears, white ; back, cheeks, and wing- 

 coverts, fulvous-grey ; chest and throat, whitish ; 

 lower part of chest, red ; belly, white; quill and tail, 

 brown and white. Pondicherry, called Oulan. 



Charad. Spixii. Wagler. n. 7« 



Ash ; larger wing-coverts, tail, and body beneath, 

 white; tail with black subapical band; neck and 

 chest, slate, with black spot beneath ; chin, forehead, 

 and eye-brows, white. 



White-bellied Plover. Lath. Ch. Leucogaster. 

 Lath. 



BroAvn; body beneath, forehead, band above and 

 below the eyes, base of primaries, and three outer-tail- 

 feathers, white. 



Sombre Plover. Charad. Fuscus. Mus. Par. Ch. 



Nebulosus. Lesson. 



Forehead, cheek, neck, and chest, red-grey ; head, 

 grey ; back, wings, and tail, brown ; belly, vent, and 

 sides of tail, white ; thighs, red spotted ; bill, black. 

 Brazils. 



Many of the foreign Plovers have the legs shielded; 

 they form a small division ; most of the species of 

 which have spurs in the wings, or fleshy appendages 

 to the head ; some of them unite both these 

 characters. 



