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LIMICOLiE. 



The breeding-range of the Grey-headed Wattled Lapwing extends 

 westwards from Japan across North China to South-east Mongolia. 

 As it is not known to have occurred either in Siberia or Yezzo it is 

 fair to assume that it found its way to Southern Japan via Formosa 

 or the Corea. 



312. VANELLUS CRISTATUS. 

 (COMMON LAPWING.) 



VanellKS cristatus, "Wolf and Meyer, 'Vog. Deutschland, ii. p. 110 (1805). 



The Common Lapwing has both the upper and under tail-coverts 

 of a chestnut-buff colour. 



Vanellus eristatim. 



Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, vii. pi. 531. 



The Common Lapwing is found in all the Japanese Islands, but it 

 is not known whether any remain to breed. There are four examples 

 in the Pryer collection from Yokohama. It is said to be very rare 

 in Yezzo (Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 108), 



