288 Major J. Biddalph on the Birds of Gilgit. 



fiiscus, plumis clorsalibus fcrruginco tectricibus grisco mar- 

 ginatis ; subtus albiduS; pcctorc sublutcsccntc^ rcctricibus acii- 

 minatis." It was afterwards figured by Gould in his ' Birds 

 of Australia^ under the na.mc o^ Schmiiclus australis. Swin- 

 lioe met with it in North China, Avherc it was very abundant 

 in August (Ibis^ 1863, p. 412). He states that at the end of 

 August it goes southward along the coast and returns in May. 

 The measurements he gives arc smaller than those of my 

 specimen, viz. length 8-4i inches, wing 4"9, tail 2'3, tarsi 1*2, 

 culmen 1. 



In breeding-plumage this species is easily distinguishable 

 from T. alpina by the abdomen being pure white, sparingly 

 spotted with light brown, whereas T. alpina has the whole 

 abdomen dull black. T. acuminata also has the ground-colour 

 of the upper breast rufous, with large dark-brown spots, while 

 T. alinna has a faint rufous tinge in some specimens only, with 

 small streaks. The best point of distinction is in the tail- 

 feathers, all of which are pointed in T. acuminata (whence the 

 name), while in T. alpina only the central ones are pointed. 



210. Tringa subarquata, Giild. 



I shot three adult specimens, all females, on the 2nd and 

 9th August. The entire underparts are rufous, with black 

 markings in two out of the three specimens. One shot 

 on the 4th September has completely assumed the winter 

 plumage. 



211. Tringa minuta, Leisl. 



I obtained two specimens in Gilgit in the middle of August. 



212. Tringa temmincki, Leisl. 



I obtained one specimen in July and a great number in 

 August. 



213. Totanus glareola (Gmel.). 



This Sandpiper was extremely plentiful in Gilgit for ten 

 days in the beginning of August, when, I secured several 

 specimens. With one exception, they are much spotted 

 beneath. 



