LIMICOL/E-CHAR ADRIID.I^: 289 



Breeds. — Lapland, Finland, N. Germany (few), lialtic Pro- 

 vinces, N. Poland, Russia south to Perm and Orel ; also N. Asia. 

 Migrates through Europe and Asia. Winters \V. and S. Europe, 

 N. Africa (Canaries to Egypt), also E. Africa, and S. Asia to 

 China and Japan. 



ROSTRATULA. 



Habits Rail-like ; bill decurvcd at tip ; wing much 

 rounded; eye and ear normal in position. 9 larger and 

 more richly coloured than ^ . 



Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis L. Painted 

 Snipk. 



9 Throat and neck chestnut, white patch round and behind 

 eye; crown stripe reddish buff; upper parts bronzy green with 

 some cinnamon stripes ; quills grey inner web and cinnamon spots 

 outer web ; chest black, abdomen white. Bill blackish, olive green 

 at base below. Legs and feet olive brown. (^ neck and throat 

 dull white ; quills grey on inner, bronzy olive green on outer 

 web, barred and spotted ochreous ; patch round and behind eye 

 ochreous. Wing ^ 127-137, ? 131-142. Tarsus 41-44. Bill 

 41-46 (H,). Young are like adult <^ . 



Resident. — Nile Valley to Fayoum and Delta. Widely dis- 

 tributed in Africa and Asia. 



H^MATOPUS. 



Bill longer than head, flattened sideways, bent slightly up ; 

 no hind toe ; toes united by membrane at base ; frequent 

 sea-coasts and sometimes inland waters; eggs in a depression 

 on rock, pebbles, or sand, usually 3, stone buff with purple 

 shell spots and blackish brown spots and blotches. 



Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus L. Ovster- 

 Catchlk. /->. Iluilrier pi-e ; (/Vr. Austernfischcr ; /A;/. Beccaccia 

 di mare ; Swed. Strandskata. 



(^ 9 Black ; small patch under eye, upper tail coverts, 

 greater and tips of median wing coverts white ; quills partially 

 white, tail basal portion white, apical black ; breast and abdomen 

 white, liill and eyelids vermilion. I rides crimson. Legs and 

 feet dull crimson. Wing 245-273. Tarsus 44-53. Bill 72-75. 



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