804 BIRDS OF DAMAliA LAND. 



359. Terekia cinerea, GiildcnBt. Terek Sandpiper. 



Limosa terek, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. 307 (winter di-ess). 

 Terekia cinerea, Giuney, Birds Damar., Proc. Zool. See. 1864, p. 3. 

 Limosa cinerea, Layard's Oat. No. 609. 



^^ „ Sbarpe & Dresser's Birds of Europe, pi. 32 (breed- 



ing dress and young). 



I have obtained very few specimens of this bird in 

 Damara Land, the only places where I remember to 

 have met with this species being Omanbonde, Objim- 

 binque, and Hykomkap on the river Swakop ; those 

 which I have observed were always solitary and were 

 feeding on the sedgy borders of marshy places or 

 sluggish streamlets. 



Their food consists of small insects. 



The iris is dark brown, the legs and toes yellow. 



[jNIr. J. E. Harting possesses a female of this species obtained 

 1)V Mr. Aiidersson at Walwich Bay, in October 1863. — Ed.] 



360. Philomachus pngnax (Linn.). Ruff. 



Machetes iniynax, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. 325. 



„ „ Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., Contr. Orn. 



1852, p. 150. 

 I^hilomachns pugnax, Layard's Cat. No. 619. 



This bird generally appears in Damara Land with the 

 return of the rainy season, when it is not uncommon, 

 and leaves again before the ruff of the male bird is put 

 forth ; but I have reason to believe that it is to be met 

 with in the Lake-regions during the intervening period. 

 It is chiefly found inland and but rarely on the coast. 

 It feeds on insects and worms, for which it seeks in 

 moist and humid situations ; but during the rainy season, 

 when food is abundant, it may be found almost every- 



