814 Messrs. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed on [ Ibis, Charadrius (Leucopolius) alexandrinus alexandrinus.

Charadrius alexandrinus Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p- 150: Egypt.

gialitis cantiana (Lath.) ; Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 262. Mr. Butler records Kentish Plovers as abundant at Khartoum in winter, but unfortunately we have no examples at all from the Nile valley. We expect, however, that they would all be of the typical race.

Charadrius (Leucopolius) alexandrinus seebohmi.

Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi Hartert & Jackson, I bis, 1915, p. 529 (nom. nov. pro Charadrius cantianus minutus Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidee, 1887, p. 169: Southern shores of Red Sea).

[C. & L. coll.] 1 Port Sudan, 14 Apl. B.S.

This specimen, a male, we believe to be nearest to the above race, though it is slightly large for it, wing 106°5, culmen 15°55 mm. It seems to be somewhat intermediate between C. a. alexandrinus and C. a. seebohmi. A nest of three eggs, half-incubated, belonged to it.

Charadrius (Helenegialus) pecuarius.

Charadrius pecuarius Temm. Pl. Col. livr. 31, 1823, pl. 183: Cape of Good Hope.

Charadrius varius Vieill. nec Linn., Reichw. V. A.i. p. 171.

Kittlitz’s Sand-Plover is recorded from Khartoum by Mr. Butler and from a number of other localities in the Sudan by other authors.

Charadrius (Afroxyechus) tricollaris.

Charadrius tricollaris Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat.

xxvil. 1818, p. 147: Africa, restricted type-locality Cape Town (cf. Claude Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 57) ; Reiclrw. V. A. ips G: The Three-banded Plover is recorded by Heuglin from Gallabat.

Charadrius (Eupoda) asiaticus.

Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, Reise Russ. Reichs, 1. 1773, p. vibe S. Dartary > Rewhw. Vo Ai. p. 167 Butler, Ubis, 1905, p. 396, 1908, p. 261,