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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
9. Hooded Dotterel Charadrius cucullatus Vieillot 
cu-cul-la-his — L., cucullatus , hooded. 
Distribution . — Southern Australia and Tasmania. 
Notes .—Usually in pairs or family parties, frequenting seashores. It 
is generally seen running along sandy beaches just clear of the waves, or 
among the debris left by the tides. It is an active bird and appears to 
be always on the move. Food: marine insects. 
Nest .—A depression in the sand just above the tide mark and usually 
among shingly stones, shells, or seaweed. 
Eggs .—Two or three, pale stone colour, covered all over, but more 
so at the larger end, with purplish-black and lavender markings. Breeding- 
season : September or October to January. 
10. Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Gould 
E-ryth'-ro-gon'-ys —Gk, erythros, red; Gk, gonys, knee; cine'-tus _L 
cinctus , banded. 
Distribution. —Australia generally (except the coastal areas). 
Notes. —Also called Sandpiper. Usually in pairs or small flocks fre¬ 
quenting the margins of swamps, lagoons, dams, and river-flats • ’it is 
seldom observed far from water. It is always on the move, constantly 
running backwards and forwards, then stopping suddenly to stand erect 
or, with a quick jabbing thrust, striking at the ground in pursuit of its 
food, which consists of insects, worms, and small crustaceans. 
■ , Nest.—— A slight depression in the ground, occasionally in exoosed 
situations in the damp soil close to water, at other times amontr” stnnn- 
grass. dlStance from vvater or in th e shelter of a small bush or dump of 
cover^f m^yoT’less 1 whh ^nelL/k^f ^ crean ?>"brown, 
S December! 65 ’ SP ° tS ’ and bl ° tCheS ° f hUu ^ Breeding-seasl 7o^ber 
11. Oriental Pratincole Glarcola maldivarnm Forster 
(jlar-c-ol -a L., glar coins, gravelly: maldivarum—ai the t i 
( excepfthe Ionics tern 1 ^rhon )! S ° Uthwards to Australia' 
in flocki;' arriving in Amtolfa dSriTn" 1 "T' Swa "°"' Plover - Usually 
March or April. It frequents marshes e ,“ mber ° r January, departing in 
>n the companv of the Australian Pr-itm a | nS ' 'i'! rl ver-flats, and is often 
while on the wing, in a shuflar rnanne ' . m . M ° S ‘ °. f its f °° d is caught 
chiefly beetles and grasshoppers. ° * iat ° f Swifts - Food: insects, 
Nest.—-A depression in the ground. 
of dark purplish-blade St a°nd e unSyiT^one all f over ' vitb bo,d markings 
season: April; May (eastern Siberia) smoky-grey. Breeding- 
