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18. Porphyria calvus, Vieill. 1 



Porphyria indicus, Scl, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 556. 

 Porphyrio calvus, Elliot, Sir. Feath., vol. vii. p. 16. 



A single " male " specimen (No. 473), apparently of this wide-ranging species, was 

 [shot on Pigeon Island by Mr Buchanan, who says it was sitting on a tree. Stomach 

 had seeds : eyes red ; bill red ; legs dull red.] 



19. Esacus magnirostris, Tennn. 



Esacus magnirostris, Gould, B. Austr., vol. vi., pi. vi.; ScL, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 556. 

 One specimen (No. 477, female), [shot on Pigeon Island : eyes yellow ; bill black ; 

 stomach had shells ; legs and base of the bill yellow.] 



20. Charadrius mongolicus, Pallas. 



Charadrius mongolians, Harting, Ibis, 1870, p. 384; Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 556. 

 One example (No. 504), [female : eyes black ; bill, legs, and feet black.] 



21. Strepsilas interpres, Linn. 



Strepsilas interpres, Scl., Proc Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 557. 

 Two specimens (Nos. 500, 501, males) were obtained on the main island. [Stomachs 

 had pieces of shell, &c. Several flocks were seen during our stay.] 



22. Numenius uropygialis, Gould. 



Nitmenius uropygialis, ScL, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 557. 

 One skin (483). [Female.] 



23. Totanus incanus, Gm. 



Totanus incanus, Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 557. 

 Actitis incana, Finsch et Hartl., Orn. Central Poly n., p. 182. 



One example (502), [female : eyes brown ; legs green ; bill dark.] 



24. Tringoides hypoleucos, Linn. 



Tringoides hypoleucos, Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 557. 



One specimen, a female, No. 503 of MS. Cat. 



25. Anous stolidus, Linn. 



Anous stolidus, Scl., Proc. Zool. -Soc, 1877, p. 557. 

 A female (No. 485). [Eyes black.] 



1 Count T. Salvador] has recently founded ;t new species (Porphyrio ellioti) on 1 1 1 i .— bird, which he considers distinct 

 from Porphyrio ealrus. (Atti E. Accad. Sc. Torino, vol. xiv. p. 1168). — P. L. S. 



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