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55. Pisobia minuta. Little Stint. 



Tringa minuta Leisler, Nachtr. Bechst. Naturgesch. 

 Deutsch. 1812, p. 74: Germany. 



a. ? ad. Lake Naivaslia, 6700 £t. Dec. 6. 



Total length in flesh : 6 inches. Wing : 9-4 ram. 



In full fresh winter dress. 



[Irides brown ; bill black ; legs and toes dark brown. 

 Several seen.] 



56. Gallinago nigripennis. Black-qnilled Snipe. 

 Galliaago nigripennis Bp. Icon. Faun. Ital., Ucc. 1832^ 



text to pi. 43. p. 4 : Cape of Good Hope. 



a. S imm. Mau, 9100 ft. Dec. 2. 



Total length in flesh : Hi inches. Wing : 130 mm. 



In clean dress and very little worn. The light tips to the 

 primaries show that this specimen is not fully adult. 



[Irides brown ; bill brown, dirty green at base ; legs and 

 toes greyish yellow. Appears to be common.] 



57. Gallinago gallinago. Common Snipe. 



Scolopav gallinago Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 147 : 

 Sweden. 



a. S ad. Loita, 6400 ft. Oct. 4. 



Total length in flesh : 10^ inches. Wing : 135 mm. 



In good dress and but little worn, 



[Irides brown; bill light brown, black at tip; legs and 

 toes dull green. Several seen.] 



58. Actophilus africanus. African Jacana. 



Parra africana Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. pt. 2, 1789, p. 709 : 

 Africa, I designate Abyssinia. 



a. ? ad. River Naam, 3150 ft. Feb. 16. 



Total length in flesh : 13 inches. Wing : 167 mm. 



In good plumage, very little worn. 



[Irides brown ; bill and crown bluish grey ; legs and toes 

 bluish grey. Stomach contained aquatic insects. Quite 

 common and tame.] 



