. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 160 CHARADRIUS SANCT^-HELEN^. PLOVER. Diagnosis. CharadbiuSj subgen. ^gialophili minores, primariarum tectricibus quam secuadarise valde bi'e- vioribus (circa 13 millim.). Variations. The restricted area of distribution of this species prevents local races from forming. Synonymy. jaEgialitis sanctse-helensej Harting, Ibis, 1873j p. 260. Literature. Plates.—Harting^ Ibis, 1873j pi. ix. Habits.—Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 250. EggSj in the British Mu
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 160 CHARADRIUS SANCT^-HELEN^. PLOVER. Diagnosis. CharadbiuSj subgen. ^gialophili minores, primariarum tectricibus quam secuadarise valde bi'e- vioribus (circa 13 millim.). Variations. The restricted area of distribution of this species prevents local races from forming. Synonymy. jaEgialitis sanctse-helensej Harting, Ibis, 1873j p. 260. Literature. Plates.—Harting^ Ibis, 1873j pi. ix. Habits.—Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 250. EggSj in the British Museum, exactly resemble those of C. pecuarius in colour and markings, but are slightly larger, measuring 1"4 by -9 inch. Specific characters. The length of The Plover is perfectly distinct from its continental ally, wing from carpal joint varying from 4-6 to 4-3 inch, cannot always be rehed upon, nor does it differ in colour (nor in the variations of colour depending upon age, sex, or season), except that the white bases of the innermost primaries are so suffused with brown as to be easily overlooked. The diagnoses of C. sanctce-helence and C. pecuarius agree, therefore, in the first two characters of hlach legs and feet, and shaft of third primary nearly black, but the shape of the wing in the two species is quite different. The wing of the bird is much broader than that of its ally, so much so that the secondaries extend about half an inch beyond the 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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