206 BIRDS FROM FLORES , SUMBA AND ROTTI. 



orange-red instead of scarlet, probably from the influence 

 of the alcohol in which it was preserved. Underneath 

 uniform ashy white. 



4. Glareola grallaria Temm. 

 An adult specimen. 



5. Himantopus leucocephalus Gould. 

 Two specimens. 



Leyden Museum, May 1892. 



NB. Cf. NOTE XXXVII. The birds of Sumba 

 by A. B. Meyer. 



Notes from the Lieyden jMuseum, Vol. XIV. 



