Supplement to " T)te Emu." I ^ 



i6o. Upper tail coverts white ; wing 7 to 7.6 inches ; bill 1.6 to 1.8 inches. 



T. crassirostris (Great Sandpiper). 



Upper tail coverts white, barred black ; wing 6.2 to 6.8 inches ; bill 



I.I to 1.5 inches. T. cantttits (Knot). 



161. Length 7 inches ; wing 5.4 inches. 



Heteyopygia acuminata (Sharp-tailed Stint). 



Length 9.5 inches : wing 5.5 to 5.9 inches. (Female has buff stripe 



down head.) Rostratiila aiistralis (Painted Snipe). 



162. Black under wings ; tail rounded, outstretched legs reaching beyond 



tip. (Chest streaked in female.) Stiltia isabeUa (Pratincole). 



Chestnut under wings ; tail forked ; tarsus short. (Throat streaked 



in female.) Glareola orientalis (Oriental Pratincole). 



163. Bill stout or wath horny or fleshy plate on head ; or bill much swollen 



at base . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 



Bill normal shape, medium length, tapering, upper tip slightly in 



advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 



164. With red fleshy helmet ; middle toe 3.6 inches ; back of neck and 



crown black (rufous in youth). 



Hvdralector gallinacens (Comb-crested Jacana or Parra). 

 Bill stout or swollen at base, or with horny plate on head . . . . 165 



165. Bill swollen at base ; wing about 5.75 inches. 



Amaurornis moliiccana (Rufous-tailed Moor-Hen). 

 Bill stout or with horny plate on head ; wing more than 7 inches. 166 



166. Bill all red (also large head-plate). Porphyrio. Bald-Coots. 167 

 Bill mostly olive or dark . . . . . . . . . . 168 



167. Legs all red. P. mdanonotus (Bald-Coot or Water-Hen). 

 Legs light or dark green. P. hellns (Blue Bald-Coot). 



168. Primaries and secondaries of wing equal in length ; tarsus 3.25 



inches ; large white patch on flank. 



Tribonyx mortieri (Native-Hen). 

 Primaries longer than secondaries ; tarsus 2.5 inches . . . . 169 



169. Upper tail coverts all black. 



Microtribonyx ventralis (Black-tailed Native-Hen). 

 Under tail coverts black in centre, white on sides. 



Gallimtla tenebrosa (Black Moor-Hen.) 



170. Hind toe not half as long as bill. Rails. 171 

 Hind toe nearly as long or longer than bill : total length 7.5 inches 



and less. Crakes. 174 



171. Length 17 inches ; abdomen chestnut. 



Eulabeornis castaneiventris (Chestnut-bellied Rail). 

 Length less than 13 inches ; abdomen slaty . . . . . . 172 



172. Head, hind-neck, and upper mantle uniform chestnut ; length 11. 5 



inches. Rallina tricolor (Red-necked Rail). 



Head, hind-neck, and upper mantle not uniform. Hypot.enidia. 173 



173. Breast uniform slate ; length 8.5 inches. 



H. brachypiis (Slate-breasted Rail). 

 Breast barred with white ; length 10.5 inches. 



H. philippinoisis (Pectoral Rail). 



174. Abdomen, throat, and eyebrow white (no eyebrow mark in young 



bird). PolioLimnas cinereus (White-browed Water-Crake). 



