212 Catalogue of the Birds [Oct. 



Jaulnah. It is enumerated also in Mr. Elliot's Catalogue as found in 

 Dharwar. 



358. N. phatopus.— Clwta Govngh, H.— The WhimbreL 



I saw the Whimbrel in considerable numbers at the Chilka lake, and 

 have also seen it on the sea coast, near Madras, and in \arious other 

 places. Mr. Elliot says, ' Found everywhere along the sea- shore, and 

 mouths of large rivers.' 



Family CHARADRIADiE.— Plovers. 



Genus CHARADRIUS, L. 



359. — C. pluvialis, L.— Golden Plover. 



The Golden Plover is but rarely met with in the Peninsula. I have 

 only seen it on two or three occasions on the banks of large rivers on 

 the table land, and on grass plains, near the sea co<ust — usually in small 

 flocks of 5 or 6. I have seen specimens killed in the neighbourhood of 

 Madras, in the breeding plumage viz. with the whole under surface of 

 the body deep black. It therefore, most probably, breeds in this country. 



360. — C. Philippensis, Lath. ? — Zirreah, H. of some. — Common ringed 

 Plover. 



This pretty little bird is found not only at the sides of rivers, and tanks, 

 but also, and perhaps more generally, in the open dry plains, in flocks of 

 various size, running rapidly along the ground, and picking up various 

 small insects. I have found it all over the Peninsula. 



Irides deep brown ; bill black ; legs yellowish ; orbits bright yellow. 

 Length 7| ; wing 4| ; tail 2j ; bill at front A inch ; tarsus nearly I. 



361 .— C. minor, \\ag\. ? — C. hiaticidoides,Fr&nk\?. — Lesser ringedPlover 



This species differs but little from the last. It is smaller- has the 

 upper plumage of a darker shade, the quills also much darker, the tertials 

 less lengthened, the lateral tail feather have more white, and the base 

 of the lower mandible is yellow. 



I have only found it at the northern part of the table land, at the edge 

 of rivers. 



Irides deep brown ; bill black, yellow at the base beneath ; l^gs yel- 

 low ; orbits deep yellow. Length hardly 6£ ; wing 4 ; tail 2 ; bill to 

 front T 4 T ; tarsus T Vths. 



