. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . nt in the Ibis, (1870, 384-392,) lias a very wide range,extending over Mongolia, Siberia, Amurlaud, India, China, Java,Malay Archipelago, and Australia. Canon Tristram met with it inPalestine, at tlie mouth of the Kishon; and Von Heuglin hasrecorded it from Kordofan, in the Dauakil Country. It was intro-duced into the European list by Temminck, in consequence of aspecimen having been shot in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg,and was first figured by Gould in his Birds of Europe. I think. 180 MONGOLIAN BINQEB PLOVER.
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . nt in the Ibis, (1870, 384-392,) lias a very wide range,extending over Mongolia, Siberia, Amurlaud, India, China, Java,Malay Archipelago, and Australia. Canon Tristram met with it inPalestine, at tlie mouth of the Kishon; and Von Heuglin hasrecorded it from Kordofan, in the Dauakil Country. It was intro-duced into the European list by Temminck, in consequence of aspecimen having been shot in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg,and was first figured by Gould in his Birds of Europe. I think. 180 MONGOLIAN BINQEB PLOVER. however, that although, the species is a good one, its claims to aposition in the European fauna are so slight, that it ought to beerased from the list; and I shall merely refer my readers to Gouldsfigure, and the specific diagnosis above, in case they should meet withit again in the confines of Europe. Its history and geographicalrange will be found fully detailed in Mr. Hartings paper abovereferred to. END OF VOL. IV. B. Fawcett, Engraver and Printer, Driffield. \. 1 •i --I
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