. Game, shore, and water birds of India . <$ 7i to 8. Legs plumbeous. Bill to last, but smaller. 848. iEgialitis cantiana. The Kentish Ringed Plover. Cantiana = Kentish, because specimens were first sent to Latham by Dr. Boys fromSandwich, in Kent. £ 6^ to 6|; 1£ to 1^ oz. Legs dusky grey. Bill black. Largepatch black on each side of breast. Central tail ashy. iEgialitis placida. Greyish fuscous. Quills fuscous black. Front, throat, collar, belowand margins of wing-coverts white. Black and grey breast-band. (ii.) Of smaller size, with black collar and frontal band. Shafts of a
. Game, shore, and water birds of India . <$ 7i to 8. Legs plumbeous. Bill to last, but smaller. 848. iEgialitis cantiana. The Kentish Ringed Plover. Cantiana = Kentish, because specimens were first sent to Latham by Dr. Boys fromSandwich, in Kent. £ 6^ to 6|; 1£ to 1^ oz. Legs dusky grey. Bill black. Largepatch black on each side of breast. Central tail ashy. iEgialitis placida. Greyish fuscous. Quills fuscous black. Front, throat, collar, belowand margins of wing-coverts white. Black and grey breast-band. (ii.) Of smaller size, with black collar and frontal band. Shafts of allprimaries but first brown. Frequent plains and dry river-beds. 849. iEgialitis dubia. The Indian Ringed , India; Bytu-ulanka (Telugu). S 7?. Legs yellow. Bill black, base yellow. Frontal zone from top of head, through eye and ear-coverts, black. Whitecollar, with black border narrowing behind. 50 CHAEADRIIDtE. 850. iEgialitis minuta. The Lesser Ringed Mandi Hissar, 22-4-79. g 6^. Legs yellow. Bill black, base to last, but smaller. c?6f iEgialitis nigrifrons. Legs orange-yellow. Bill yellow, tip black. Forehead,streak on either side extending through eye and ear and meeting behind,dark brown. Breast-band brown-black. Wing-coverts ashy. Sca-pulars maroon. Subfamily Vanellin^e. with crests, with spurred wings, and with wattles,in masses. Dark band usually on white tail. Plumage (i.) Four toes. Wing not spurred. Generally no wattles about VANELLUS. Formerly often spelt Vannellus, diminutive of vannus = & fan, whence the Frenchname Vanneau. Head crested. Fourth and fifth quills longest. Tubercle on short hind toe. Breeds in Punjab. 851. Vanellus vulgaris. The Peewit or Crested Lapwing. Vulgaris = common, from vulgus = the multitude. $ 12. Legs orange-brown. Bill black. Black slender green, glossed purple. Abdomen white. Undertail chestnut.—In winter: Chin and throat whi
Size: 1814px × 1377px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidgameshorewat, bookyear1888