356 Mr. Vigors's Sketches in Ornithology. 



tions of their country, are now among the most brilliant ornaments of 

 our gardens : while his acquisitions in Zoology were of proportionally equal 

 extent, although he was not equally fortunate in bringing them to their 

 destination. I am happy to add that we may now anticipate some valua- 

 ble information respecting his zoological researches; information, which 

 will raise him as highly in reputation as a scientifick naturalist, as he at 

 present stands as an enterprising traveller. 



Strepsilas melanocephalus. 



Streps, ater; dorso medio, uropygio, fasciis duabus alarum, ahdo' 

 mine, caudd infra, rectricumque apicibus albis. 



Caput brunnescenti-atrum. Tectrices superiores interiores, remi^e^que 

 secundarise albo notatae, fascias duas exhibentes. Remigum rhaches 

 iectrices inferiores, rectricesque omnes basi, duabus mediis exceptis, 

 albae. Rostrum pedesque atri. Longitudo corporis 6J ; rostri, -f ^ ; a/<B 

 a carpo ad remigem Imam, 5|; caadce, 2^; tarsi, I. 



The Society are indebted to Lieutenant Belcher of the Blossom for 

 heir specimens of this new species of Turnstone. 



NUMENIUS RUFIVENTRIS. 



J^um. sub-pallide rufus, supra brunneo notatus ; vertice brunneo 

 strigd mediand rufd; urcpygio brunnescente ; rostro subelongato, sub- 

 curvato. 



Gula albida. Collum infra graciliter, supra fortiills, brunneo striatum. 

 Dorsi, scapularium, alarumqae plumae brunneo in medio latius notatse ; 

 uropygium pallide brunneum, sine notis. Remiges supra brunnese, 

 exteriores pogoniis internis, interiores pogoniis utrinque rufo notatis; 

 subtus pallide fuscse, similiter notatae. Tectrices inferiores brunneo et 

 rufo marmoratae. Plumce axillares brunnese, rufo fasciatae. Rectriccs 

 rufae, fasciis septem brunneis notatse. Rostrum rectius quam in 

 Mumeniis adhuc descriptis, basi infra rufum, supra apiceque brunneum. 

 Pedes T\A. Longitudo corpom ab apice rostri ad apicem paudse, HJ; 

 rostri, 3: aZ^eacarpo ad remigem Imam, 8^; caudce, 3J; tarsi, 2. 



Recurvirostra Occidentalis. 

 Recurv, dorso, corpore infra, remigumque secundariarum apicibus 



