KENTISH DOTTEREL. 
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the Irish List. It seems also sparingly distributed 
over the continent of Europe ; but, by Temminck, is 
said to be abundant in Germany and Holland. Out 
of Europe, it is found in Northern Africa, in Nubia 
and Egypt,* Indian Archipelago,! Java. J The 
specimen of this bird in our possession, which served 
also for Mr. Selby’s figure and description, was pro- 
cured on the continent. The forehead, running in 
a streak over the eyes, whole of the under parts, 
cheeks, sides of the neck, and a collar surrounding 
it, pure white ; a frontal band anterior to the eyes, a 
stripe between the mandible and the eyes, posterior 
edges of the auriculars, and a patch on each side of 
the breast, forming the commencement of an inter- 
rupted pectoral collar, black ; the crown and nape 
deep yellowish-brown, tinted with hair-brown, and 
shading to chestnut at tire edges ; the back and wings 
pale hair-brown, shafts of the feathers darker ; secon- 
daries tipped with white ; quills clove-brown, with 
the shafts entirely white, the last quills also having 
the same light edges which we saw in the Binged 
Dotterel ; the centre feathers of the tail are clove- 
brown, the shade being lighter towards the base 
and outside, the two exterior feathers entirely white. 
In another continental specimen, considered to be 
a young bird, we have neither black nor yellowish- 
brown on the head or sides of the breast, these 
markings being indicated by pale wood-brown, the 
* Selby. + Temminck. 
J Horsfield. It is possible that the Indian specimens may 
yet be found distinct, though very nearly allied. 
