1840.] of the Peninsula of India. 213 



362. — C. cantianus. ?— C. ruficapillus, Temm. ?— New species.? 



I have found this plover at the edge of rivers and tanks, at the 

 northern part of the table land, and also more lately by the side 

 of salt-water inlets, and the sea shore on the east coast, during the hot 

 eeason in June. 



As I am uncertain of its being the European species indicated, I shall 

 give a brief description. 



Forehead, eyebrows, face and beneath, pure white ; a narrow line from 

 the gape, passing through the eyes and ears, cinereous; a narrow blackish 

 band behind the white forehead ; crown of head and nape ferrugineous ; 

 plumage above cinereous ; external tail feathers pure white ; no naked skin 

 round eyes ; bill black ; legs greenish yellow. 



Length 7 inches ; wing 4 T \ ; tail 1 T \ ; bill at front T \ ; tarsus rather 

 more than 1 inch. 



363. — C. russatus. — New species. ? 



Descr. Forehead, streak on either side, extending through the eyes, 

 ears, and meeting behind, and a broad pectoral band deep brownish 

 black; top of the head, back and wing coverts of the usual brown cine- 

 reous hue of the Ringed Plovers ; band above the eyes, encircling the 

 head, except in front, and plumage beneath white ; wing coverts edged 

 with white ; quills and medial tail feathers, dark brown ; external tail 

 feathers white, with a brown band which almost disappears on the outer- 

 most feather ; scapulars deep marroon colour ; upper tail coverts, tinged 

 with rufous ; bill yellow with black tip ; orbits bright yellow ; legs orange 

 yellow. 



Length 6| inches ; wing 4£ ; tail 2 T \ ; bill at front nearly y^ths ; tar- 

 sus rather more than 1 inch. 



I procured a single specimen of this apparently new species of Ring- 

 ed Plover at the edge of the Pulicat lake near Madras, in the month of 

 June. Its distinguishing feature is the marroon colour of the scapulars. 

 Whether this is a permanent mark, or, as I conjecture may be the case, 

 only assumed during the breeding season, I am at present unable to 

 determine. 



Genus VANELLUS.— Lapwing. 



364. — V. bilobus. — Charadrius bilobus, Gmel. and Wagler. — Zirdee, 

 H. — Yellow wattled Lapwing. 



