CHARADRIUS LONGIPES. 19 



This Plover is common in India, and was introduced 

 into the European list by Temminck, in consequence 

 of a specimen having been shot in the neighbourhood 

 of St. Petersburg. It was first figured by Gould, in 

 his "Birds of Eurojje." I think, however, that although 

 the species may be a good one, its claims to a position 

 in the European fauna are so slight, that it ought to 

 be erased from the list; and I shall merely refer my 

 readers to Gould's figure, and the specific diagnosis 

 above, in case they should meet with it again in the 

 confines of Europe. 



CHARADRIUS LONGIPES. 



Temminck. 



Charadrius virginianus, Jaedine. 



" pluvialis orientalis, Schlegel. 



Pluvialis longipes, Bonaparte. 



This is a small variety or race of the Golden Plover, 

 found on the Asiatic sea coasts, and which was supposed 

 by Sir W. Jardine to be identical with the American 

 Plover, ( Plutialis virginicus.J It has been captured 

 at Malta, and is included in the lists of birds observed 

 in Heligoland, published in "Naumannia," 1859, by 

 Professor Blasius and Herr Gatke. The identity of 

 this bird with C. virginicus is, however, denied by 

 Professor Blasius. He mentions both species as occurring 

 in Heligoland. 



