. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 136 CHAEADEIUS. Outer tail-feather of 0. Outer tail-feather of C. forbesi. Diagnosis. Synonj'my. Literature. Specific characters. CHARADRIUS FORBESI. FORBES'8 THREE-BANDED PLOVER. Charadrius, subgen. Hiaticula minores, rectricum lateralium pogoniis internis fasciis tribus nigris ornatis. Tariations. It is not known that this species is subject to any variation, but it is not improbable that it may hereafter be found to intergrade with C. tricollaris. ^g
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 136 CHAEADEIUS. Outer tail-feather of 0. Outer tail-feather of C. forbesi. Diagnosis. Synonj'my. Literature. Specific characters. CHARADRIUS FORBESI. FORBES'8 THREE-BANDED PLOVER. Charadrius, subgen. Hiaticula minores, rectricum lateralium pogoniis internis fasciis tribus nigris ornatis. Tariations. It is not known that this species is subject to any variation, but it is not improbable that it may hereafter be found to intergrade with C. tricollaris. ^gialitis forbesi, Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 560. ^gialitis nigris, Harting, Zoologist, 1883, p. 418. iEgialitis indicus [Lath.)', apud auctores muHos. Plates.—Shelley, Ibis, 1883, pi. xiv. Habits.—Undescribed. Eggs .—Unknown. Forbes's Three-banded Plover is the only species in the genus which combines the two characters of inner web of outer tail-feathers crossed hy three dark bars and outer web of innermost primaries uniform brown. It is not only without the white on these feathers which is characteristic of the typical Hiaticulce, but has also no white on the forehead. ' Charadrius indicus of Latham (Ind. Orn. ii. p. 750) is founded on the Pluvialis minima indica of Brisson (Ornithologia, ii. p. 234, 1763 edition), described from a bird said to have come from the East Indies. It was probably an example of Charadrius tricollaris from East Africa, but aa the colour of the forehead is not mentioned it is impossible to 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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