THE DOTTEREL. 511 



Genus CHARADRIUS L. 



Charadrius Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 150 (1758 — Type by 

 tautonymy and subsequent designation C. hiaticula). 



Small to medium " Plovers " without hind toe. Tarsus more 

 or less longer than middle toe, reticulated. Bill strong, compara- 

 tively thick and short. Wings long and pointed, inner secondaries 

 elongated but usually not reaching tip of primaries. Tail rounded 

 or straight, middle pair of rectrices not elongated. About 3 dozen 

 species in all parts of world. 



Key to species of genus Charadrius. 



, f Upper-side with numerous yellow spots . 2 

 \ Upper-side without yellow spots . . 3 



ty fAxillaries white C. apricarius,p. 530 



"\Axillaries smoky grey-brown . . . . C. dominions,^. 535 



f Rump and upper tail-coverts light rust-red . C. vociferus, p. 528 



3 < Rump and upper tail-coverts greyish or 



^ brown 4 



. /Breast with narrow white or whitish band . C. morinellus, p. 511 



\ No narrow white breast-band ... 5 

 Wide rufous or brownish-buff breast-band . C. asiaticus, p. 515 



Black or dark brown complete, or widely 

 interrupted, chest -band .... 6 

 fi /"Distinct web between toes .... C. semipalmatus , p. 520 



\No distinct or very small web between toes 7 

 „ /Outer two or three rectrices entirely white . C. alexandrinus, p. 525 

 \ One or no outer rectrices entirely white . 8 

 f Larger, bill stouter, white patches on inner 



! primaries C. hiaticula, p. 516 



8 1 Smaller, bill slenderer, no white patches on 



I inner primaries C. dubius, p. 522 



CHARADRIUS MORINELLUS 



371. Charadrius morinellus L.— THE DOTTEREL. 



Charadrius Morinellus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 150 (1758 — 



Europe. Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Charadrius Anglus P.L.S. Muller, Natursystem, SuppL, p. 117 (1776 — ■ 



England. Ex Brisson). 



Eudromias morinellus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, in, p. 246 ; Saunders, p. 535. 



Description. — Adult male and female. Winter. — Crown dark sepia, 

 feathers broadly edged pink-cinnamon ; buff-white superciliary 

 stripe continued on to nape ; nape, mantle, scapulars, back and 

 rump ash-brown, feathers edged pink-cinnamon ; upper tail- 

 coverts ash-brown fringed warm buff ; ear-coverts ash-brown ; 

 cheeks and sides of neck cream or pale pink-cinnamon, streaked 

 sepia ; chin cream-white ; throat whitish streaked ash-brown, 

 feathers margined warm buff ; breast and flanks ash-brown, 

 feathers fringed warm buff ; an ill-defined narrow white band across 

 breast ; belly and vent white ; under tail-coverts light huffish- 



