Genus ESACUS, Lesson. 



E. recurvirostrts, 



Syn. CEdicnemus recurvirostris, Cuvier. 



Carvanica grisea, Hodgson, J. A. S. V. 

 796. 



Kawanah, H. ; Tidoor, Siudh. Bastard 

 Flo?'iJcen of sportsmen. Inhabits India gene- 

 rally ; Ceylon ; Sindh ; Arracan. 



Genus CEDICNEMUS, Cuvier. 



(Ed. crepitans {PL Enl. 919). 



Syn. Charadrius oedicnemus, L. 



Etirsiri, or Zdmbi, H. ; Khurma, Bang. ; 

 Gadang Kapala, Sum. (Raffles). Bastard 

 Floriken of some. Inhabits Europe, Asia, 

 Africa. Very common in parts of India. 



Subfam. VANELLlNiE. 



Titi, Beno;. 



Genus HOPLOPTERUS, Bonaparte. 



H. veniralis (Hardw. Ill- Ind. Zool.) 



Syn. Charadrius ventralis, Wagler. 

 Ch. Duvaucelei, Lessou. 



Nghet Taloing, Arracan. Inhabits India 

 generally (on sand-flats)- Common in Arracan. 



Genus SARGIOPHORUS, Strickland. 

 ,5'. bilohus (PI. Enl. 880). 

 Syn. Charadrius bilobus, Gmelin. 

 Zirdi, H. Inhabits India generally on arable 

 land. 



Genus LOBIVANELLUS, Strickland. 



L. goensis (Gould's Century, pi. 78). 



Syn. Parra goensis, Gmelin. 



Charadrius atrogularis, Wagler, 



Tititui (expressive of cry), H. • Titori 

 Sindh. Kibullo, Cingh. ; Teeteedoo, Arracan. 

 Inhabits India generally and Malay countries 

 (very abundant). 



L. cinereus. 



Syn. Pluviamis cinereus, Blyth, J. A. S. XI. 587. 



Inhabits Bengal not uncommon in cold sea- 

 sou. 



Z. leucurus (Denon's Egypt, Zool., pi. 6, 

 f. 2). 



Syn. Charadrius leucurus, Lichtenstein. 

 Chizi, Kabul. Inhabits Middle Asia ; N. 

 Africa. Very rare in India. 



Genus VANELLUS, L. 



F. cristat^is, Meyer {PI. Enl. 242). 



Syn. Tringa vanelus, L. 

 V. gavia, Leach. 



Alatye, or MeJchdao, Kabul. Inhabits Eu- 

 rope and Asia ; N. Africa (in winter) : Upper 

 India ; never in S. India, or L. Bengal. 



BIRDS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



Subfam. CHARARDIN^. 

 Genus S(^UATAROLA, Cuvier. 

 Sq. helvetica, (PL Enl. 854, 858). 



Syn. Tringa helvetica, Gmelin. 

 Tr. squatarola, L. 

 Charadrius hypomelas, Pallas. 

 Vanellus griseus, Brisson, 

 V. melanogaster, Bechsteia. 



Bara Batan, B. ; Ohibugan, Java. This 

 is of nearly general distribution. Europe, Asia, 

 Africa, Australia, N. America. Not rare in 

 L. Bengal. 



Gemis CHARADRIUS, L. 



Ch. pluvialis, L. (PI. Enl. 904). Inhabits 

 Europe ; W. Asia ; N. Africa. 



Ch. virginicus, Bechstein (Wilson's -4m. 

 Orn. pi. 59, f. 5). 



Syn. Ch. pluvialis apud Wilson, also Horsfield 



and Jerdon, Catal. 

 Ch. pluvialis var., Raffles. 

 Ch, mafmoratus, Temminck. 

 Ch. pectoralis, Vieillot. 

 Cb. xauthocheilus (?), Wagler (Gould's B. 



A. Vol. VI. pi. 13). 



Chota Batan, B. ; Berkay, Malay ; Cheru- 

 ling, Sum, ; Trull, Jav. Inhabits S. E. Asia 

 and its islands ; Australia ? ; N. and S. Ame- 

 rica. Very common iu India, 



Sub-genus EUDROMIAS, Boie. 



E%(,. morinellus {PL Enl. 832). 



Syn. Charadrius morinellus, L. 



Inhabits Europe ; VV. Asia. 



Subgenus HIATICULA, G. R. Gray. 



H. Geoffroyi, vide J. A. S. XII. 180. 



Syn. Charadrius Geoffroyi, Wagler. 



H. rufinus, Blyth, Ann. Mag. N. H. 1843. 



Inhabits India generally ; not common ; Java. 



H. Leschenaultii (?), vide, J, A. S, XII. 181. 



Syn, Charadrius Leschenaultii (?), Lesson. 



Ch. cirripedesmos, Wagler, apud t^undevalL 

 Ch. ruflnellus, Blytli, Ann. Mag. N. H. 1833, 



Inhabits India generally ; extremely common 

 in L, Bengal. 



JI. cantiana. 



Syn. Charadrius cantianus, Latham, 

 Ch, Alexandriuus, Hasselquist. 

 Ch, littoralis, Bechsteiu. 

 Ch. albifrons, Meyer. 



Inhabits Europe ; Asia ; N. Africa. 



H. philippina (Sonnerat, Voy. aux Inies, pi. 

 46.) 



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