226 CHARADEIlSr^. 



^gialitis geoffroyi, Wag, lUs. 1870, pi. 11 ; Jenl. B. ind. 

 iii. G38; Sti: t\ i. 229; ii. 288; Murray, Hdhk., Zool., ^c, Shid, 

 p. 209. — The Lahqe Sand Plovee. 



In winter plumage, head, neck, nape, back, sides of the breast, 

 scapulars and wing-coverts greyish brown ; a streak from the base of the 

 mandible under the eye to the ear-coverts slightly darker; forehead, 

 a streak above the eycj chin^ throat, sides of the neck and rest of the 

 lower parts white ; upper tail-coverts dull white or pale grey brown ; 

 primaries and their coverts dark brown ; outer web near the tips and 

 the tips of the secondaries white; longest tertial reach to between 

 the ord and 4th primaries. In summer plumage, the forehead, lores, 

 ear-coverts and beneath the eye are black; on each side of the forehead 

 is a white spot; the neck and breast rufous; the throat and chin 

 white; head tinged with rufescent, and the upper parts margined with 

 the same; the shafts of the feathers of the back, scapulars and wing- 

 coverts in both stages are dark; primaries dark brown; the outer webs 

 of the inner ones white, also the tips of the secondaries. 



Length. — 8 to 9'25 inches, expanse 17 to 19 inches, wing 5'4 to 

 5"93, tail 2, bill at front 1, tarsus 1"5, legs greenish, bill black, irides 

 brown. 



Hah. — Sind, Beloochistan Coast, Persian Gulf, Bengal, Eajputana, 

 Kutch, Kattiawar and India generally during winter. Extremely com- 

 mon along the sea coast and at the mouths of the Indus in large 

 flocks. 



-aSgialitis psrrrhothorax, Tem.; Gould. B. E. pL 299; Jerd. B. 

 Lid. iii. p. 639, No. 847; Str. IP. i. 230-, ii. 289; Murray, Hdhk., Zool, 

 §•€., Sind, p. 209. JE. mongola. Pall. — The Lessee Sand Plovek. 



In both winter and summer plumage similar to JS. geoffroyi, but 

 smaller in all measurements. 



Length. — 7 to 7-25 inches, expanse 15 inches, wing 5 inches, tail 1 -87, 

 bill at front 0-75, tarsus 1'25. The tertials reach to between the 

 first and second primaries; bill black, irides brown, legs dusky plum- 

 beous. 



Hab. — Sind, Beloochistan Coast, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and 

 India generally, along the sea shore and banks of rivers, not far 

 inland. 



^gialitis cantiana, Lath. ; Gould. B. Eur. pi. 298; Jerd. B. Lid. 

 iii. p. 640, No. 848; Str. F. i. 220; Murray, Hdhli., Zoul., 8,-c., Sivd, 

 p. 210. — The Kentish Dotterel. 



Male in Wi}if('r Plumage. — Forehead, streak over the eye, extending 

 to the ear-coverts, chin, throat, ring round the neck, breast, 

 abdomen and under tail-coverts white; outer tail feathers on each 

 side also white, with a subterminal dusky spot on the inner web : 

 crown, nape, neck behind, a streak from the base of the bill under 

 the eye, cheeks, back, scapulars, sides of breast and tertials earthy or 

 greyish brown, the feathers with darker shafts; in some (February 

 specimens) the feathers are tinged with rufous, and those on the fore- 



