628 GOLDEN PLOVER. 



ner secondaries like the scapulars. Part of the forehead, the loral space^ 

 a band over the eye, and the throat, are greyish-white ; the sides of the 

 neck and body variegated with brown, dull white and yellowish. The 

 breast and a broad band down the fore-neck, are brownish-black, the lat- 

 ter margined on each side with white. Axillar feathers, and lower tail- 

 coverts white. 



Length to end of tail 10^ inches, to end of wings 10 J, to end of 

 claws 11^; extent of wings 22f ; wing from flexure?; tail S/g ; bill 

 along the back ^^, along the edge of lower mandible 1/^ ; bare part of 

 tibia y*g ; tarsus It's ; middle toe Ij^, its claw j%. Weight 5^ oz. 



Adult in winter. Plate CCC. Fig. 2. 



The black on the lower parts is peculiar to the breeding season ; and 

 after the autumnal moult, they become of a light greyish colour, spotted 

 and streaked with deep grey. In other respects the plumage is similar 

 to that described above. 



Length to end of tail lOf, to end of claws 11 J , extent of wings 22|. 

 Weight 4| oz. 



Light coloured variety. Plate CCC. Fig. 3. 



Bill and feet greyish-blue. Iris deep brown. Upper part of head 

 and back mottled with black and pale yellow ; wing-coverts greyish, with 

 white and dusky spots, as are the sides of the head and the throat ; a 

 broad band of white over the eye ; fore part of neck pale grey, fading in- 

 to pale cream colour and white ; the breast and fore-neck with large spots 

 of black. 



This individual was killed in the breeding season. 



