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 Pluvianus cinerea Blyth, Jour. As. Soc. Bengal (1842), 11, 587.

 Microsarcops cinereus Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1896), 24, 133; Hand-List (1899), 1, 149; Oates, Cat. Birds’ Eggs (1902), 2, 9; McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, sec. A, 295.

Luzon (Guerrero). Korea and southern Japanese islands to Mongolia and northern China; southern China, Indo-Burmese countries, and northeastern Bengal in winter.

“Adult male.—Above light brown, with a slight bronzy gloss; rump, upper tail-coverts, and base of tail white; terminal third of tail black, forming a broad band, tips white with a slight subterminal shade of brown, the black band vanishing toward the outer tail-feather, which is entirely white; wing-coverts brown like the back, but a little paler; median coverts with narrow white tips, except the outer ones, which are pure white; greater coverts nearly entirely white, with brown at the extreme base, increasing in extent on the inner ones; alula dark brown; primary-coverts and quills black; secondaries pure white; outer ones dusky near the ends, inner ones externally light brown, and innermost brown like the back; crown, nape, and hind neck, as well as side of face and neck, throat, fore neck, and chest light pearly gray, with a narrow black band across the upper breast; chin rather paler gray; remainder of under surface including under wing-coverts and axillars, pure white. ‘Basal two-thirds of bill deep yellow, terminal third black; feet dull yellow, claws black; edges of eyelids and lappets deep yellow.’ (Oates.) Length, 355; culmen, 35; wing, 239; tail, 102; tarsus, 67.

“Adult female.—Similar to the male in plumage. Length, 368; culmen, 35; wing, 239; tail, 107; tarsus, 68.

“Adult in winter.—Differs from the summer plumage in having the gray of head and throat washed with brown, especially on the chest; the black band obscured by ashy or whitish tips to the feathers.” (Sharpe.)

Young male in winter.—Upper parts brown with a slight gloss, the feathers with dusky shafts; forehead and neck a trifle lighter and grayer; upper tail-coverts and tail white, rectrices with a subterminal, blackish band which is widest on central pair and absent from outermost pair; chin whitish; throat, and sides of head and neck, light brown with whitish streaks; breast brown, rest of under parts white; wing-coverts brown like the back but a little paler, median coverts with narrow white tips, except the outer ones which are pure white; greater coverts nearly entirely white, with brown at extreme base, increasing in extent on inner ones; alula dark brown; primary-coverts and quills black; secondaries white, the inner ones externally light brown and the innermost brown like the back.

This lapwing resembles a large plover, but is distinguished by having a small hind toe, a short and blunt wing-spur, and a small, fleshy wattle or lappet between the eye and the base of bill. The only Philippine specimen known was taken near Manila in January, 1906.