Order LIITICOL^.] 
[Fam. CHAEABRIID^. 
CHAEADRIUS BICINCTUS. 
(BANDED DOTTREL.) 
Chestnut-breasted Plover, Lath. Gen. Hist. ix. p. 324 (1824). 
Charadrius bicinctus, Jard. & Selby, 111. of Orn. i. pi. 28 (1825). 
^giahtis bicinctus, Gonld, Syn. B. Austr. pt. ii. (1837). 
Hiaticula bicincta, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 16 (1848). 
Ochthodromus bicinctus. Gray, Hand-1, of B. iii. p. 16 (1871). 
Native names. — Tuturiwhati, Tuturiwliatu, and Pohowera. 
Ad. (Estiv. supvil obscure cinereus, supracaudalibus exterioribus albo terminatis : tectricibus alarum dorso concolori- 
buSj majoribus auguste albo terminatis : remigibus brunneis, extus et versus apicem saturatioribus, scapis 
raedialiter albis, primariis internis ad apicem albis, remigibus minoribus albo conspicue terminatis, secund- 
ariis dorsalibus dorso coneoloribus : caudal saturate brunned, rectrieibus exterioribus cinerascentibus et albo 
terminatis, rectrice extima albicante : fascia frontali latd suprk oculos angustibs ductb alb&, fascia altera 
nigra frontali utrinque marginata : plumis infraocularibus pallide cinerascentibus ; regione parotica cinera- 
scente, dorso concolore : fascia mystacali nigrfi, cum line^ anteriore frontali conjunct^ : subtiis albus, torque 
jugulari latd nigra, altera pectoral! castanea ; subalaribus albis, imis cinerascentibus ; rostro nigro : pedibus 
flavicanti-cinereis : iride nigra. 
Ad. Mem. similis ptilosi sestivfe, sed obscurior : torquibus pectoralibus minoribus, vel interdum obsolete indicatis. 
Adult male. Eorebead white, margined above and below with black ; crown of the head, nape, and all the upper 
surface greyish brown ; from the base of the upper mandible a black streak, which crosses the eyes and 
blends into the grey on the sides of the neck ; throat and fore neck pure white ; across the breast a narrow 
zone of black, and (a short space below it) a broad band of chestnut, which covers the upper part of the 
abdomen; the rest of the underparts pure white; quills brown with white shafts; the middle tail-feathers 
dark brown, with greenish reflections in their apical portion, the lateral feathers paler, with white shafts, 
and the outermost one on each side pure white. Irides blackish brown ; bill black ; legs yellowish grey. 
Length 8‘5 inches; extent of wings 16; wing, from flexure, 5'25 ; tail 2’75; bill, along the ridge '75, along 
the edge of the lower mandible '75 ; bare tibia '5 ; tarsus 1'25 ; middle toe and claw 1. 
Female. Similar to the male, but with the margins of the frontal spot less defined, and the pectoral bands some- 
what duller. 
ttbs. There is a seasonal change of plumage, the chestnut baud becoming considerably reduced in winter, 
although it is never entirely absent in the fully adult bird. 
5 oung. Upper parts suffused with rust-red, each feather having a narrow margin of that colour ; forehead, throat, 
and underparts white with a slight tinge of rufous, the frontal spot being inconspicuous ; a narrow zone of 
daik mottled grey encircles the fore neck, spreading and darkening to greyish brown on the sides of the 
least ; but there is no indication of the pectoral band of chestnut. 
g ing (Taupo, Dec. 24). Feathers of the upper parts brown largely margined with fulvous; underparts 
ite, with fulvous markings on the breast ; the sides of the head and lower part of back and rump covered 
down of a dull sandy yellow spotted with black, and with fluffy down still adhering to other parts of 
o6y. Bill Jark brown ; legs brownish grey. 
