. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 310 limicoLjB. but to be a resident in Southern Japan, â whence its range extends southwards to Formosa, South China, and Hainan. There is no ex- ample from Yezzo in the Swinhoe collection, but it is probable that the typical dark-legged form is found there (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 452). In the Pryer collection there are nine examples of the pale-legged form from Yokohama, and one of the dark-legged form unfortunately without any locality affixed. The pale-legged race has been described as specifically distinct under the name of ^gialites dealbatus (S
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 310 limicoLjB. but to be a resident in Southern Japan, â whence its range extends southwards to Formosa, South China, and Hainan. There is no ex- ample from Yezzo in the Swinhoe collection, but it is probable that the typical dark-legged form is found there (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 452). In the Pryer collection there are nine examples of the pale-legged form from Yokohama, and one of the dark-legged form unfortunately without any locality affixed. The pale-legged race has been described as specifically distinct under the name of ^gialites dealbatus (Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 138), but there can be little doubt that the two races in- tergrade, and that the Chinese race ought to be called Charadrius cantianm dealbatus. 310. CHARADRIUS GEOFFROYI. (GEOFFROY'S SAND-PLOVER.) Charadrius geoffroyi, Waglei, §y8t. Av. p. 61 (1827). GeofEroy's Sand-Plover is one of the larger species of the section (wing from carpal joint 5| to 5|^ inches), with a long thick bill (length from frontal feathers '95 to '8 inch, of which the terminal vault occupies about half). Figures : Harting, Ibis, 1870, pi. 11 ; Dresser, Birds of Europe, vii. pi. Head of Charadrius geoffroyi. Natural size. GeoflFroy's Sand-Plover is a very rare accidental straggler to Japan, and the only authority for its occurrence in any of the Japanese. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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