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dibles thin and sharp. Nostrils basal, linear. Legs of 

 moderate length, very slender ; tibia bare to a considerable 

 extent ; tarsus scutellate before and behind ; toes small ; the 

 anterior webbed at the base. Wings long, pointed. Tail 

 short, rounded. 



1. Actitis Hypoleucos. White-breasted Weet-weet. Bill 

 dusky ; feet greenish-grey ; upper parts glossy greenish- 

 brown, transversely banded and undulated with dark brown ; 

 lower parts white, excepting the fore part and sides of the 

 neck, which are greyish, with faint dusky lines. 



2. Actitis macular ia. Spotted Weet-weet. Bill dusky at 

 the point, greenish-brown above, yellow beneath ; upper 

 parts glossy greenish-brown, transversely banded with dark 

 brown ; lower parts white, marked all over with roundish 

 dusky spots. 



