BLACK-ZONED PLOVER. 
Charadiius zonatus , Swains. 
PLATE XXV. 
Neck and breast surrounded with a black collar or zone, 
margined above by another of white ; front white ; a black 
deep spot on the crown, encircled with white. 
We cannot discover any description among the true 
Plovers which is perfectly applicable to this species. 
It comes nearest to the C. Phillippemis of authors, 
but independent of that being a native of India, the 
colours on the head appear differently disposed. 
The colour of this pretty little Plover, like most 
others of the genus, is of a drab or grey-brown above 
and white beneath. The head, however, is singu- 
larly varied with black and white. In the first place, 
there is a very narrow black band in front, passing 
from eye to eye, and situated close to the base of 
the bill ; above this is another, twice as broad and 
pure white, which occupies the full front of the head, 
passes over the eyes, and there crosses the middle of 
the crown. The fore part of the head, behind the 
white band already mentioned, is occupied by an- 
other band of black which reaches as far hack as 
the middle of the crown, and is there bordered be« 
