80 



1 A.MILY— PARRIDiE. 

 Toes enormously l"iiL r . 

 BYDRALECTOR.— General aspect that of a rail. Toes armed 

 with straight spur-like .laws, the hind toe very long, with a claw 

 eding it in length. 



509. II. irnlliliarcilS, Temm. (Parra gallinaeea), Comb-crested Jaonaa 

 (Paxra). 



Bed helmet; under surface pale orange, with broad blue»black 

 band acroet its middle. 



Total Length, 9 in. ; cnlmen, with frontal lappet, L*8in. ; wing, 

 5*6 in. : tail, Hi in. ; tarsus, 2 4 in. ; middle toe and claw, 3*6 in. 

 Hal». : 2, 3. 



FAMILY— CHARADRIIDjE. 

 Nostrils Bchizorhinal ; tarsus usually reticulated, sometimes scutellated. 



Sub-family — Arexariin.x. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond halt length of oilmen ; tarsus reticu- 

 lata! on hinder aspect, transversely scaled in front ; toes without 

 any connecting wen ; no dertrum or marked swelling of bill at tips 

 of mandibles. 



GKNT7S AKKXARIA. — Has the cleft toes of the Snipes, and the same 



position of nasal aperture as the Plovers. 

 COO. A. illt«'r|>rt'S, Linn. (Strepsilas interpres), Turnstone. 



Chest black : abdomen white ; has a dark rump between a white 

 lower back and white upper tail coverts. 

 Hab. : 1 to 6, 9. 



Sub-family — HjEmatopodix.e. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of cnlmen ; tarsus reticulated 

 on both front and hinder aspect ; no dertrum or marked swelling of 

 bill at tips of mandibles. 



<i\iv EL35MATOPUS. — BUI thin, wedge-shaped, ending in a vertical 



edge; anterior toes are short, thick, edged with callosities, the outer 

 toe joined at base to middle one by a web ; hind t< ><■ wanting. 



601. II. lonisirostris. VieilL, White-breasted Oyster-catcher 



Abdomen, rump, upper and under tail coverts and base of tail 

 pure white : iris crimson. 

 Total length, 19*5 in. ; bill, 3*75 in. : wing, 11 in. ; tarsus, 2 in. 

 Sab. : 1 to 6, 8, '.'. 



602. II. uiiicolor. Wagler (including EL ophthalmicus, Castelnau and 



Ramsay), Booty < >\ stei cat iher. 

 En1 ii ■•• plumage sooty-black : bill orange-] i ll<>w. 



Hah. : 1 U> 6, 9. 



Sri: FAMILY — LOIHV.WII. 1. 1\ 1 . 



; extended beyond half length of cnlmen. Tarsal return- 

 i (hi hinder- aspect, but scaly in front. Bill with dertrum 

 alwa; - more oi less conspicuous. 



I- i:\ 1 BROGON5 9. Dt rtnxm scaroely evident 

 i;. rinriiis. Old., Red-kneed Dottrel. 



Thigh, knee, and for quarter-inch down tarsal pink-red, re- 

 Inderof tarsus and toes bluish-lead. 



