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Swinhoe collection obtained by Captain Blakiston at Hakodadi in 

 September (Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 25). There are five examples in 

 the Pryer collection from Yokohama, and 1 have three examples pro- 

 cured by Mr. Owston in the Yokohama market on the 21st of April. 

 The breeding-range of the Mongolian Sand-Plover extends from 

 Eastern Turkestan to the valley of the Amoor. 



309. CHAEADRIUS CANTIANUS. 



(KENTISH PLOVER.) 



Charadrius cantianus, Latham, Index Orn. Suppl. p. Ixvi (1801). 



The Kentish Plover belongs to the section of the genus which I 

 have called Sand-Plovers, of which it is one of the smaller species 

 (wing from carpal joint 4-6 to 4-1 inches). The Chinese form of 



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Charadrius cantianus. 



the Kentish Plover is found in Japan, and only differs from the 

 typical form in having pale legs. 



Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, vii. pi. 523 (typical form with 

 dark legs). 



The Kentish Plover appears to be only a summer visitor to Yezzo, 



