sand amongst stones and stunted vegetation, without 

 any attempt at a nest ; the complement is four, they 

 are, of course, smaller, and more elongated and thickly 

 speckled, than those of the Ringed Plover. In one 

 instance I came upon three of these eggs on the sand 

 between the wheel-ruts of a rough cart-road. The birds 

 did not display any particular anxiety at our approach, 

 but merely flew to a short distance and ran about 

 unconcernedly, uttering a short sharp whistle from time 

 to time. A shepherd, who shared our " bucolica," — 

 midday repast, — on one occasion, assured me that these 

 little birds sing like Larks before they begin to lay ; 

 this is quite probable, but the only note that I ever 

 heard from them is that to which I have just alluded. 

 This bird may always be distinguished from the Ringed 

 Plover by the colour of the shafts of the primaries, 

 which are all dusky except the outer one, which alone is 

 white throughout. 



