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VANELLTTS. 



VANELLUS CAYENNENSIS CHILENSIS. 



PAT AG OMAN LAPWING. 



Diagnosis. Vanellus cayennensis colli lateribus caerulescentibus. 



Variations. Intermediate forms between this race and the typical one occur. 



Synonymy. 



Literature. 



Subspeeifio 

 characters. 



Parra chilensis, Molina, Saggio sulla Stor. Nat. Chil. p. 258 (1782) 

 Vanellus chiliensis, Yarrell, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1847, p. 54. 

 Vanellus occidentalism Hurting, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1874, p. 451. 



Plates. — Unfigured. 



Habits. — Harting, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1874, p. 449. 



Eggs. — Yarrell, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1847, p. 54. 



The Patagoman Lapwing is a slightly larger bird (wing 10 J to 9^ inches instead of 

 9 to 8f inches) than the Cayenne Lapwing. The two forms are undoubtedly very closely 

 allied, and some examples appear to be intermediate. Like the Cayenne species the 

 Patagoman Lapwing has a small hind toe, the scapulars and wing-coverts are bronzed 

 with orange, violet, and green, and the under wing-coverts are white ; but it differs from it 

 in having the occipital crest less developed, and especially in having the sides of the neck 

 lavender -grey, instead of isabelline or sandy brown. The grey tint on the sides of the 



