312 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Family RALLID.E. 



HYPOT^NIDIA OBSCURIOR Hume. 

 [HypotirnkUn-] ohsruriora Hume, Stray Featliers, II, 1874, p. 302 (Andamans). 

 Two were " seen, and one shot on a patch of coarse ^rass by the sea- 

 shore on South Andaman. One was seen on Little Andaman. '' Lenoth 

 of an adult female, 260.5 mm. 



A dark-colored rail was seen on Kamorta, in the Nicobar group, and 

 thought ])y Dr. Abbott to be of this or a closely related species. 



AMAURORNIS INSULARIS Sharpe. 



Amaurornis insularis Sharpe, C!at. Birds Brit. Muh., XXIII, 1S94, p. 162 (Anda- 

 mans and Nicobars). 



An adult male, " shot at the hot spring ^^ in Barren Island, measures 

 326.5 mm. "Iris umber; bill pale green, base of upper mandible 

 orange brown." 



In the Nicobars it is reported to be ''common on all the islands, in 

 ^iT ji"ig'le as well as in swampy ground." 



Specimens were sent from Great Nicobar, Trinkut, Katchal, and 

 Tillanchong. An adult from the last-named island measures 343 mm. 

 ''Iris reddish brown; feet yellow; bill greenish yellow, part between 

 the eyes and nostrils orange-vermilion.'" 



Family CEDICNEMID^E. 



ORTHORHAMPHUS MAGNIROSTRIS (Vieillot) . 

 (Edkmmm iiwgnlrostris Vieillot, Nouv. Diet, d'llist. Nat., XXIII, 1S18, p. 231. 

 "A single pair seen at North Cinque." 

 ^ One female, from the above island. This measures 520.5 mm. 

 " Iris yelloAv; feet pale yellowish, claws dark horn brown." 



Family DROMADID^E. 



DROMAS ARDEOLA Paykull. 



Dromas ardeola Paykull, K. Vet.-Akad. Handl., XXVI, 1805 p 188 pi vm 

 (East Indies?). 



No specimens collected. "Two were seen in Katchal, and twice 

 large Hocks were seen in Great Nicobar." 



Family SCOLOPACIDiE. 



NUMENIUS ARQUATUS (Linnaeus). 

 iScolopo.x-\ arquata Linn.kus, Syst. xVat., 10th ed., Pt. 1, 1758, p. 145 (Europe). 

 No specimens preserved. Noted as "seen in Katchal and Great 

 Nicobar." 



