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Order CHARADRIIFORMES. 



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Family CHARADRIID^, or PLOVERS, SAND- 

 PIPERS, and SNIPES .... . . 109 



Subfamily CHARADRIIN^ or PLOVERS . in 



Genus CEdicnemus or Stone Curlews . 112 



Qidicnemus crepitans. — Common Stone Curlew . 113 



Genus jEgialitis or Ringed Plovers . . 116 



vEgialitis minor. — Little Ringed Plover . . .117 



„ hiaticula major. — Greater Ringed Plover 120 



„ hiaticula. — Ringed Plover . .124 



„ vocifera. — Killdeer Plover . 127 



Genus j4igialophilus or Sand Plovers . . 129 



.(Egialophilus cantianus. — Kentish Sand Plover 130 



„ asiaticus. — Caspian Sand Plover . 133 



Genus Charadrius or Typical Plovers and 



Dotterels -134 



Charadrius morinellus. — Dotterel . -135 



„ pluvialis. — Golden Plover . . . 138 



„ fulvus. — Asiatic Golden Plover . . 142 



„ fulvus americanus. — American Golden 



Plover 14s 



„ helveticus. — Gray Plover . .147 



Genus Vanellus or Lapwings ... 150 



Vanellus cristatus. — Lapwing . . 151 



„ gregarius. — Sociable Lapwing . -155 



Genus CuRSORius or Coursers 157 



Cursorius gallicus. — Cream-coloured Courser. . 158 



Genus Glareola or Pratincoles . . 161 



Glareola pratincola. — Common Pratincole . .162 



Subfamily TOTANIN^ or SEMI WEB - FOOTED 

 SANDPIPERS and their ALLIES 165 



Genus Himantopus or Stilts ... .166 



Himantopus melanopterus. — Common Stilt . . 167 



