. The birds of South Africa. Birds. DROMADIDai DEOMAS 321 704. Dromas ardeola. Grab Plover. Dromas ardeola, Paylmll, K. Vet. AJcad. Handl. StocJch. xxvi, pp. 182, 184, pi. 8 (1805); Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 270 [Natal Coast] ; Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 372 (1867); Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. 8. Afr. p. 694 (1884) id. Cat. B. M. xxiv, p. 28 (1896); 8helley, B. Afr. i, p. 194 (1896); Beichenoiv, Vdg. Afr. i, p. 202 (1900). Description. Adult Male.—Head and neck all round, wings, in- cluding the coverts, scapulars and inner secondaries, rump, upper tail-coverts and tail and the whole of the lower surface w
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. DROMADIDai DEOMAS 321 704. Dromas ardeola. Grab Plover. Dromas ardeola, Paylmll, K. Vet. AJcad. Handl. StocJch. xxvi, pp. 182, 184, pi. 8 (1805); Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 270 [Natal Coast] ; Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 372 (1867); Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. 8. Afr. p. 694 (1884) id. Cat. B. M. xxiv, p. 28 (1896); 8helley, B. Afr. i, p. 194 (1896); Beichenoiv, Vdg. Afr. i, p. 202 (1900). Description. Adult Male.—Head and neck all round, wings, in- cluding the coverts, scapulars and inner secondaries, rump, upper tail-coverts and tail and the whole of the lower surface white ; mantle black, the feathers elongated to form long plumes covering the centre of the back; wing-quills, primary coverts and bastard wing black ; the shafts of the primaries white and the inner webs ashy. Iris dusky ; bill black ; legs and feet bluish-ash. Length about 15-5 ; wing 80; tail 3-0; tarsus 3-55; culmen The female is rather smaller and the mantle plumes are not so well developed. The young bird has the head and nape streaked with greyish- black and the mantle grey instead of black. Distribution.—The Crab Plover is found along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, including the Eed Sea and Persian Gulf, from the Andamans and Nioobars to Madagascar and Natal. It has only once been recorded from within our limits. Ayres met with a single specimen nearly forty years ago on the seashore near Durban. It is probably only an accidental visitor so far south. 21 VOL. 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 Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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