. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 130 CHAEADKITJS. *^* Subgeneric group Hiaticulm minores. f Old- World CHARADRIUS MINOR. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER. Diagnosis. CharadriuSj subgen. Hiaticulce minores, rectricibus lateralibus quam rectrices mediae vix brevi- oribus (baud 7 millim.) : scapularibus dorso concoloribus. Variations. The Little Ringed Plovers breeding in the tropics are regarded as subspecifically distinct on account of their smaller size. Synonymy. Charadrius dubius^ Scopoli, Del. Flor


. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 130 CHAEADKITJS. *^* Subgeneric group Hiaticulm minores. f Old- World CHARADRIUS MINOR. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER. Diagnosis. CharadriuSj subgen. Hiaticulce minores, rectricibus lateralibus quam rectrices mediae vix brevi- oribus (baud 7 millim.) : scapularibus dorso concoloribus. Variations. The Little Ringed Plovers breeding in the tropics are regarded as subspecifically distinct on account of their smaller size. Synonymy. Charadrius dubius^ Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr. p. 96 (1786, ex Sonnerat). Charadrius erythropus, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 684 (1788, ex Sunnerat). Charadrius curonicus, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 693 (1788, ex Beseke). Charadrius philippinus, Latham, Index Orn. ii. p. 745 (1790, ex Sonnerat). Charadrius minor, Wolf ^ Meyer, Vbg. Deutschl. i. p. 182 (1805). Charadrius fluviatilis, Bechstein, Naturg. Deutschl. iv. p. 422 (1809). Charadrius pusillus, Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Sac. xiii. p. 187 (1822). ^Egialitis minor {Wolf l^ Meyer), Boie, Isis, 1822, p. 558. Charadrius minutus, Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat. ii. p. 144 (1826). Charadrius hiaticuloides, Franklin, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1831, p. 125. Charadrius intermedius, Menetries, Cat. Rais. Cauc. p. 53 (1832).. 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 : H. Sotheran


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