2. n.EM.vropus. 107 



also a large patch above the lower 

 primary-coverts ; -white on wing very 

 restricted, the greater coverts brown 

 with a narrow white tip to the feathers, 



forming a band across the wing durnfordi, p. 117. 



b. With the belly black or blackish. 

 c'. Above glossy black like the under surface; head 

 like the bach ; iris red ; feet red. 

 e". Nasal sulcus extending far beyond the line of 



the angle of the genys ; feet "brick-red unicolor, p. 118. 



/'. Nasal buIcub scarcely extending beyond the 



angle of the genys ; feet deep crimson moquini, p. 119. 



d'. Back brown, contrasting with the black head ; 

 under surface sooty black; iris yellow; feet 

 flesh-coloured. 

 g". Bill somewhat slender, the genys nearly 



straight ; the angle scarcely indicated .... niger, p. 120. 

 h". Bill very deep, the angle of the genys 

 strongly marked ; the bill compressed and 

 knife-like towards the end ater, p. 121. 



1. Hseinatopus ostralegus. 



The Ovstercatcher. 



Sea-Pie or Olive, Albin, Nat. Hist. B. i. p. 74, pi. 78 (1738). 



L'lluitrier appelle vulgaireinent Pie de Mer, Briss. Orn. v. p. 38, 

 pi. Hi. fig. 2 (1760). 



Hasmatopus ostralegus, Lam. Syst. Nat. i. p. 257 (1766); Gm. Syst. 

 Nat. i. p. 694 (1788) ; Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xv. p. 408 

 (1817); Temm. Man. d'Om. ii. p. 531 (1820) ; Boux, Orn. Prov. 

 pi. 268 (1825); Werner, Atlas, Coureurs, pi. 10 (1827) ; Mcnetr. 

 Cat. Rais. Cauc. p. 52 (1832) ; Naum. Vog. Deutschl. vii. p. 325, 

 pi. 181 (1834); Gould, B. Eur. iv. pi. 300 (1837); Bp. Comp. 

 List Ii. Bur. §■ X. Amer. p. 46 (1838) ; Cresp. Orn. Gard, p. 356 

 (1840); Keys. \ Bias. Wirb. Eur. p. lxxi (1840); Nordm. in 

 Demid. I'm). Russ. Merid. iii. p. 257 (1840) ; Jerd. Madr. Jo/urn. 

 xii. p. 201 (1840); Selys-Bomjch. Faune Beige, p. 122 (1842); 

 Schl. Rev. Crit. p. lxxx'v (1n44): Muhle, Beitr. Orn. Gruchenl. 

 p. 98 (1844) ; Hodgs. Icon. ined. in Brit. Mix.. Grallee, pi. 56 

 (no. 807); id. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 86 (1844 1: Gray, Bist 

 Gralla in Brit. Mus. p. 72 (1844); Mupp. Syst. Uelers.f. 118 

 (1>45: Kirvptian Coast & Red Sea); Illicit*. Eggs Brit. i?. ii. 

 p. 265, pi. lxxii. (1846) ; Gray, Cat. Mamrn. etc. Nepal fret. 

 Rodq*. p. 133 (1846) j id. Gen. B. iii. p. 547 (1847) ; Blgth. Cat. 

 11. Sin*. As. Soc. p. 264 (1849) ; Thomps. B. Bel. ii. p. 125 (1850) : 

 Man,i/L Brit. B. iv. p. 152 (1852) : Kjasrb. Orn. Damn. Taf. 31. 

 fig. :'; (1854) : Schl. Vog. Nederi. pi. 219 I 1-54) ; Layard, Ann. \ 

 Ma,,. N. 11. xiv. p. 110 (1854: Cevlon) ; Ileugl. Syst. 1',-bers. 

 p. .-.7 (1856: RedSea); Hartl. Orn. West-Afr. p. 217 (1SJ7: 

 Senegal; Mozambique); Sunder. Si: Eogl. pi. 36 (1856 72); 

 .hud,. ,t Barth.-Lapomm. Rick. Orn. p. 454 (1859) ; Linderm. Fog. 

 Griechenl. p. 136 (18(50); Pnn,*, Ibis. 1S60, p. :Y.)\) (Corfu & 

 Epirus); SfcW. Dier. Nederi Vogeh, pi. 22. ligs. 3, 3 a (1861) j 

 Brinh. I/nS. IStil, p. <l ((iivonland); F. \ P. Godm. t. c. p. 86 



(Bodo); Haiti. J. f. <>. L861, p. 269 (Somali Coast); Newton in 

 Baring-Gould's Iceland, p. 411 (1863); Gray, Lift Brit. P. 



p. 142 (1868); Wright, Ibis, 1864, p. 141 (Malta, accidental) ; 



