310 



LIMICOLyE. 



inches long) ; but the lower Ijack. and rump searcely differ in colour 

 from the upper hack. 



Figures : Temminck and Schlcgcl, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 66 

 (the description applies to the preceding species) . 



The Australian Curlew is a summer visitor to the Japanese Islands. 

 There are three examples in the Swinhoc collection from Ilakodadi 

 (SwinhoCj Ibis, 1876, p. 334), and five in the Pryer collection from 

 Yokohama. 



The Australian Curlew breeds in Eastern Siberia and winters in 

 Australia. 



317. NUMENIUS PH^OPUS. 

 (COMMON WHIMBREL.) 



Scolopax ph(eopu8, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 243 (17GG). 



The Eastern form of the Common Whimbrel completely inter- 

 grades with the Western or typical form, and was described as 

 distinct as long ago as 1786, under the name of Tantalus varieyatus 

 (Scopoli, Del. Fl. Faun. Ins. ii. p. 92). 



Numcnius phaopus. 



The Eastern form of the Common Whimbrel is a small bird (tarsus 

 about 2\ inches), with the lower back much paler in colour than the 



