SYSTEMATIC INDEX. xiii 



Sub-Family — H^matopodin^e : Oysteh-oatciikhs. 



Pied Oyster-catcher {Hwiiiatopus lougirostris) ... 122 



Black Oyster-catcher {Hconatopus unicolor) ... ... 123 



Sub-Family — LoBivANELLiNiE . 



Spur-winged Plover {LobicaiiclJus lobatns) ... ... 12-1 



Sub-Family — Charadriin.e . 



Black-breasted Plover {Zonifer tricolor) 125 



Grey 'Plovev {Squatarola lielvetica) ... ... ... 127 



Lesser Golden Plover {Cliaradrius dorninicus) ... ... 128 



Double-banded Dottrel (OchtJiodromvs {MfjiaUtis) hi- 



cinctus) ... ... ■.■ ••• ■• •■■ l'-^9 



Ked-capped Dottrel {/Egialitis ruficapiUa) 131 



'Bl&ck-ti-onted Dottrel {/Egialitis melanops) 132 



Hooded Dottrel {Egialitis ctimdlata) 133 



Sub-Family — Him.antopgdin^ : Stilts, &c. 



White-headed Stilt (Hitnantopus leucocephalus) ... 134 



Banded Stilt {Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) 13") 



Hed-necked Ayocet {Rccurvirostra novce-hollandice) ... 13.") 



Sub-Family — Totanin^ . 



Curlew (Niunenius cijanopus) ... ... ... .■• 136 



Whimbrel (Numenius variegatus) ... ... ... 137 



Barred-iiniiped Godwit [Lvmosa novce-zcalandice) ... 138 



Common Sandpiper {Tringoidcs hypoleucus) 130 



Greenshank (Glottis uebidarius) 1-10 



Sub-Family — Scolopacin.e : Snipes. 



Little Stint {Linionites ruficollis) ... ... ••• 1-12 



Sharp-tailed Stint {Heteropijgia acuminata) 143 



Curlew Stint (Ancylochilus suharquatus) 144 



Snipe (Gallinago uustralis) 145 



ORDER— GAVI^ : SEA-BIRDS. 



FAMILY— LAEIDiE : GULLS AND TERNS. 



Sub-Family — Sternin^ : Terns. 



Caspian Tern {Hydroprogne caspia) ... ... ... 146 



Crested Tern {Sterna bergii) ... 147 



White-fronted Tern (Sterna /roirtalts) ... ... ... 148 



Sooty Tern (Sterna fuliginosa) 150 



White-faced Ternlet (Sterna nereis) 151 



Sub-Family — Larin^ : Gulls. 



Silver Gull (Larus novce-hollandice) ... ... ... 152 



Pacific Gull (Gabianus pacificvs) 153 



