^GIALITIS. 



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(ii.) A white ring round the neck. 

 144. .aigialitis (cantiana) alexandrina. The Kentish Ringed Plover. 



C?a«i!oma = Kentish, because specimens were first sent to Latham by Dr. Boys from Sand- 

 wich, in Kent. 



(J 6^" to 6f"; 1^ to H oz. Legs dusky grey. Bill black. — In winter: 

 Crown brown. Large patch black on each side of breast. Central tail ashy. 

 Shaft of first primary white throughout. In summer : Crown pale rusty. Europe, 

 Africa, and the greater part of Asia and Australia. A winter visitor to India. 

 Has been found breeding in S. India and Ceylon, Guzerat, Karachi, and Jashk. 

 Eggs (1-2 X 0'9) pale olive, spotted brown. 



The Kentish Plover has its breeding place in Britain limited to the pebbly 

 beach between Sandwich and Hastings. In other parts of the British Isles it 

 only occurs as a chance straggler, yet this bird has as wide a range elsewhere as 

 almost any that could be named, breeding not only abundantly along the greater 

 part of the coasts of the temperate and warmer portions of the Old World north 

 of the equator, but also occasionally in the interior, as at the base of the 

 Caucasus and in the plains of N. Africa. During its migration it wanders to 

 the Malay Archipelago and S. Africa. Moreover, it appears to be specifically 

 identical with JS. nivosa, which is found on the W. coast of America. (J. 848. 

 B. 1446.) 



145. .Sgialitis hiaticula. The Ringed Plover. 



Zinea, India; Bytu-ulanka (Telugu). 



1^ 7^" to 7J". Legs yellow. Bill black, base yellow. Frontal zone yellow. 

 Band from top of head, through eye and ear-coverts, black. White collar, with 

 black border narrowing behind. Shafts of all primaries, basal half brown and 

 distal half white, except near the tip. Throughout Europe, W. and C. Asia, 

 wintering chiefly in Africa. Migratory, and a rare visitor to N.W. India. 

 (J. 849. B. 1448.) 



146. .aigialitis dubia. The Little Ringed Plover. 



Mandi Hissar, 22.4.79. 



(J 6J". Legs yellow. Bill black, base yellow. Shaft of first primary almost 

 white throughout. Similar to ^. hiaticula, but smaller. All Europe and Asia, 

 with N. Africa. Migrants, breeding in India from December to May. Four 

 eggs (1-14 X 0-84). (J. 850. B. 1447.) 



