255. S q u a t a r o l a He l v e t ic a . . . . . * ..................Vol. IV. PI. XXXVII.
G r e y P l o v e r (winter plumage anti young).
Genus C h a r a d r iu s .
The well-known Golden Plover o f England may be regarded as the type o f this genus as now restricted.
About five species are known, all characterized by the flavour of their flesh and the great seasonal changes
to which they are subject in summer and winter, and which have induced me to give two Plates illustrative
of them. One or other o f the five species inhabit most parts o f the entire globe, but are more abundant in
the Old than in the New World.
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G o ld en P lo ver ( in s u m m e r p lum a g e ) .
A resident species.
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G o ld en P lo ver ( i n w in te r p lu m a g e ) .
Genus ASg i a l o p h il u s .
A genus formed for the Kentish Plover and other allied species.
258. jE g ia l o p h il u s c a n t i a n u s ............................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. XL.
K e n t i s h P l o v e r .
A spring and summer resident, coming here to breed in May. Common on the south coast.
Genus / E g i a h t i s .
Of these little Plovers (o r Ringed Dotterels, as they are more commonly called) numerous species are
spread over both the Old and the New World. Two are found in Britain—one o f which is stationary, the
other an accidental visitor.
259. ASg ia l it i s h ia t ic u l a . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XLI.
R in g e d P lo ver.
A resident species, abundant in most parts of the three kingdoms.
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L it t l e R in g e d P lov er .
An occasional visitant, the native country o f which is Eastern Europe, Africa, and India.
261. A S g i a l i t i s v o c i f e r a .
Kill-deer Plover.
This American bird has been added to the list o f our fauna from the circumstance o f a specimen having
been killed in Hampshire in 1857.
Genus E u d r o m i a s .
The type and almost the only representative o f this genus is the well-known Dotterel, which passes over
the British Islands in May.
262. E u d r o m i a s m o r i n e l l u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XLIII.
D o t t e r e l .
Spring and autumn m igrant; breeds in Westmoreland and the adjoining counties.
Genus C u r s o r i u s .
A small genus o f highly interesting birds which persistently keep to the regions o f the Old World, and
almost exclusively to Africa and Asia. Swift o f foot, they have been called Coursers. They are said to trip
over the ground with great nimbleness, their movements then presenting no inapt resemblance to pieces of
paper blown about by the wind. They naturally inhabit great sandy wastes rather than cultivated and arable
lands; and hence the only European species is but seldom seen.
263. C u r s o r i u s g a l l i c u s ......................................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. XLIV.
C ream-co lo u r ed C o u r s e r .
Quite an accidental visitor to the British Islands.
Genus H /em a to p u s .
Although not very numerous is species, th ere is scarcely any country on the face of the globe where this
form is not represented. In the southern hemisphere, a t Cape Horn in America, the Cape o f Good Hope in
Africa, in the southermost portion o f Tasmania and in New Zealand, a bird o f this form is certain to be seen,
while in the opposite hemisphere they are nearly as constant. These birds are commonly known by the
misnomer o f Oyster-catchers.
264. H /em a to p u s o s t r a l e g u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XLV.
O y st e r -c a t ch e r .
A resident species round our coasts.