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Birds of Celebes: Cbai’adriidae. 
that Charadrius, like many other Waders, once had the fourth toe and has lost 
it; and it is more probable that Squatarola has not quite lost it yet, than that it 
lost it a period ago and has now regained it. 
GENUS CHARADRIUS L. 
Bill about as long as the cranium, slightly recurved, terminal third forming 
a dertrum, or solid, slightly swollen tip, maxillary groove along the basal two- 
thirds; tarsus and lower half of tibia reticulated; no hallux; toes shorter than 
tarsus; tail of 12 rectrices, nearly square, longer than the tarsus; wing long, 
pointed, the first primary abortive and concealed, the next the longest; second- 
aries less than half its length, except the inner ones which are much lengthened. 
Plumage above spangled with golden tawny and black, throat and breast in 
summer black. Migratory; almost cosmopolitan. 
317. CHARADRIUS FULVUS Gm. 
Eastern Golden Plover. 
Charadrius fulvus (1) Grm., S. N. 1788, I, 687 (ex Lath. &Eorster); (2) Finsch & Hartl., 
Orn. Centralpolyn. 1867, 197; (III) Sh. & Dress., B. Europe VII, 443, pis. 516, 
517 (1871); (4) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VUE, 88; (5) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 
1874, 313; (6) Hume, Str. E. 1874, H, 287; (7) Briigg., Ahh. Ver. Bremen 1876, 
V, 88; (8) D. & 0., Ois. Chine 1877, 424; (9) Hume & Davis., Str. F. 1878, VI, 
455; (10) Lay., Ibis 1878, 262; (11) id., ih. 1879, 107; (12) Meyer, t. c. 146; 
(13) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 934; Eosenh., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; ('Joj Lay., 
Ibis 1881, 135; (16) id., ib. 1882, 532, 544; (17) A. MlilL, J. f. 0. 1882, 434; 
(18) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 1882, HI, 294; (19) Oates, B. Br. Biu-mab 1883, H, 364; 
(20) W. Bias., J. f. O. 1883, 139; (21) Sharpe, Eeport Voy. Alert 1884, 27; 
(XXP<^) Seeb., Brit. B. 1885, HI, 40, pi. 25; (22) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 559; 
(23) W. Bias., Z. ges. Orn. 1886, 140; (24) Biittik., Notes Leyd. Mus. 1887, IX, 
79; (25) Seeb., Distr. Oharadr. 1887, 99; (26) Buller, B. New Zeal. 2”^ ed. 
1888, H, 6; (27) Earns., Tab. List 1888, 19; (28) AV. Bias., Omis 1888, 319; 
(29) Everett, J. Str. Br. E. A. S. 1889, 204; (30) Hagen, T. Ned. Aard. Genoots. 
1890, (2) VH, 163; (31) Seek, B. Japan 1890, 303; (32) Steere, Phibpp. List 
1890, 25; (33) Wbitebd., Ibis 1890, 59; (34) Sharpe, t. c. 142; (35) Styan, ib. 
1891, 503; (36) Salvad., Agg. Orn. Pap. 1891, 200; (37) id., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 
1891, (2) XH, 75; (38) Giltke, A^ogelw. Helgol. 1891, 484; (39) AViglesw., Av. 
Polyn. 1892, 63; (40) Wilson, B. Sandw. Is. pt. HI, 1892; (41) Biittik., Zool. 
Erg. Weber’s Eeise 1893, HI, 281, 305; (42) Taczan., Faun. Orn. Sib. Orient. 
1893, H, 815; (43) M. &Wg., J. f. 0. 1894, 251; (44) Newton, Diet. B. 1894, 
732; (45) Bns. & AVorces., B. Menage Exp. 1894, 31; (46) Hartert, Nov. Zool. 
1894, 483; (47) Everett, Ibis 1895, 32; (48) Al.&Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, 
Nr. 8, p. 17; (49) iid., ib. Nr. 9, p. 8; (50) A^orderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1895, LEE, 
351; (51) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 180. 
a. Charadrius xanthocheilus Wagl.; (I) Gould., B. Austr. 1848, VI, pi. 13. 
Jk Charadrius longipes “Temm.” ; (1) Swinh., Ibis 1863, 404; (2) A. Miill., J. f- 0. 1882, 434. 
