ICO 
CHARADRIID2E. 
Leucopolius alexandrinus (L.). 
Distr .— Europe, through Central Asia to Pelew Islands. 
[Leucopolius alexandrinus alexandrinus (L.). (24-275.) 
Charadrius alexandrinus Linn£, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 150, 1758 : 
Egypt. (Fig. Dresser, vol. vii. pi. 528.) 
Distr .— Europe, Africa to Asia (Japan). Extra-limital.] 
Leucopolius alexandrinus dealbatus (Swinh.). 
JKgialitis dealbatus Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 188, 1870: 
Hainan, China. 
Distr .—China to Pelew Islands. 
Leuccpolius ruficapillus (Temminck). 
Distr .—Australia and Tasmania. 
Leucopolius ruficapillus ruficapillus (Temminck). (24-286.) 
Charadrius rufcapi/lus Temminck et Laugier, Planch. Color. d’Ois. 
8e livr. (vol. i. pi. 47, tig. 2 ; vol. v. pi. 08), March 1821 : 
“ Oceanic ”=New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, vi. pi. 17.) 
Charadrius rnarginahta Lesson, Diet. Sci. Nat. (Levrault), vol. xlii. p. 25, Sopt. 
23rd, 1826: Victoria. Not VieiUot, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. vol. xviii. p. 138, 
Dec. 26th. 1818. 
JEyialitis canus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., App. p. 6, April 1838 : New South 
Wales. 
Distr .— Southern Australia. 
Leucopolius ruficapillus tormenti (Mathews). 
Charadrius ruficapillus tormenti Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. 
p. 217, Jan. 81st, 1912: Point Torment, North-West Australia. 
(Fig. Math. pi. 138.) 
Distr .—No rth ern Australia. 
Genus THINORNIS Gray. 
Thinornis Gray. Voy. ‘Erebus’ and ‘Terror,’ Birds, pt. ix. p. 11, 
June 1845. Type (by monotypy): Charadrius novceseelandiat 
Graelin. 
Thinornis noveeseelandiae (Gmelin). (24-304.) 
Charadrius novcescelandia Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. ]). ii. p. GS4, 
April 20th, 1789: Queen Charlotte’s Sound, South Island, New 
Zealand. (Fig. Puller, 1st ed. pi. 23; 2nd ed. pi. 20; and Erob. 
Si Terr. pis. xi. & xi*.) 
Charadrius duAoroa Wagler, Syst. Av., Charadr. ap. 14, p. 60, Oct. 1827: same 
locality. 
Charadrius torqnatula Forster, Descr. Anim. ed. Licht. p. 108, Jan. 1st, 1844 : 
same locality. 
Thinornis rossi Gray, Voy. Ereb. & Terr., Birds, pt. ix. p. 12, pi. xi., June 1845: 
Auckland Island (r error). 
Distr .— New Zealand (breeding); Chatham Islands (breeding); 
? Auckland Island-?. 
