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LITTLE RINGED DOTTEREL. 
white forehead and eye-streak only being marked ; 
the legs, feet, and bill, are black in all states. 
Tiie Little Ringed Dotterel, Charadrius 
minor. — Charadrius minor , Meyer. — Petit pluvier a 
collier , Temm. — The Little Ringed Plover of British 
authors. — As a British bird, this interesting species 
rests on a single specimen procured by Mr. Henry 
Doubleday; it was taken at Shorehain in Sussex. 
The habits of this Dotterel become interesting to 
the ornithologist, as being somewhat at variance 
with those of the two last, frequenting the banks of 
rivers in preference to the coast ; but like the others, 
it lays its eggs on the sand, without any attempt at 
a nest.* From the very young state of Mr. Double- 
day’s specimen, it is conjectured that it may have 
been bred in England, and if so, we may yet find 
the species as an occasional visitant ; though, per- 
haps, the character of the banks of the rivers is not 
such as will suit its habits. On the continent it is 
met with in several localities; in summer, so far 
north as Sweden, f Messrs. Dickson and Ross sent 
it from Erzeroom,J and it extends to Japan.§ 
We do not possess a specimen of this bird, and 
borrow Mr. Yarrell’s description : — “ In the adult 
bird the beak is black ; the irides brown ; the fore- 
head white, with a black patch above it, extending 
to the eye on each side ; top of the head and occi- 
* Hewitson, Oology, quoting from Mr. Hoy. 
+ Nilson. X YarrelL § Temminck. 
