Mr. R. Swinhoe on Formosan Ornithology. 409 



and black ; iris very deep hazel. Legs yellowish grey, with an 

 occasional tint of greenish ; claws black." 



133. LiMOSA uROPYGiALis, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 29. 



A few small passing flocks of this species usually occur on our 

 coast in September and April. I procured no specimens in For- 

 mosa. 



134. NuMENius MINOR, Schleg. Faun. Japon. 

 Numenius minutus, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 44. 



This species also occurs very late in spring and early in au- 

 tumn, at the end of April and August respectively. It has been 

 well figured in the 'Fauna Japonica' and 'Birds of Australia.' 



S , shot 29th April. "Length 12y^Q in.; wing 7^^; tail 3, 

 of 12 feathers; wings, when closed, reaching to ^ in. of end of 

 tail. Bill along culmen 1^^ in., from angle 2j^. Upper man- 

 dible somewhat curved ; lower straight to ^ in. from the end, 

 when it suddenly bends downward. Bill blackish brown, flesh- 

 brown at base of upper mandible, and pale ochreous flesh-brown 

 for basal two-thirds of lower. Inside of mouth pale ochreous 

 flesh-colour. Tongue | in. long, shaped like a long pointed 

 arrow-head, with the edges at the tip turned up ; tip horny, the 

 rest fleshy. Irides dark brown ; eye-rim blackish brown. Na- 

 ked portion of tibise 1^ in. ; tarsi 2^q, pale clayey flesh-colour, 

 browner on the toes and semiwebs ; claws blackish brown." 



$ , of same date. " Length 13^q in. ; wing 7^, reaching to 

 j^ in. of end of tail, which is 3^*0 long." The gizzards of both 

 these specimens contained numerous black weevils {Curculionida) 

 and a few Coleopterous larvae. 



135. Numenius uropygialis, Gould. 



This is the Eastern representative of the European Whimbrel, 

 differing chiefly in having the rump barred and spotted instead 

 of pure white. A native brought me a pair at Taiwanfoo on the 

 30th October; and from the accounts I have received I have 

 reason to believe it breeds on the island. " Length 15 in. ; 

 wing 8^; tail 3^. Bill along culmen 3^^ in., to rictus 3j^; 

 tarse 8]^\. Bill and apical half of lower mandible blackish 

 brown, somewhat fleshy in parts, the rest flesh- colour. Legs 

 deep clear violet leaden; claws blackish brown." 



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