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BROAVX-BACKED PLOVER. 
Vancllus inomatus , Swains. 
Above dark-brown ; the front with a white spot ; rump, throat, 
and breast, 6ooty black ; chin, under part of the body, and 
tbe tail, white j the latter slightly forked, and with a broad 
black terminal bar. 
Although we have some suspicion that this may be 
a young bird, not arrived at its full plumage, we yet 
are unacquainted with any species with which it 
might be so arranged. On the other hand, there is 
no admixture of differently coloured feathers in any 
part of the plumage, and all the tints are fully and 
well marked. Only one specimen, belonging to 
Air. Warwick, has yet fallen under our inspection, 
and of which the following is the description. 
In regard to general structure it agrees with the 
last species, but there is only a small homy tu- 
bercle on the carj)U3 of the wing, and the inner 
lateral toe is only very slightly shorter than the 
outer, so much so, that at first they appear to be of 
almost equal length ; the claws are unusually short, 
thick at their base, and well curved. 
Commencing with the upper plumage, there is a 
conspicuous and well defined spot of pure white in 
front of the head ; all the rest of the upper parts, 
that is to say, the head, neck, back, scapuluars, 
