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Falkland Islands (Lesson and Darwin). Peculiar to the Falklands, 
if distinct from the continental M. mentalis. 
III. Graz. 
Fam. CHIONIDID&. 
17. Curtonis auBa, Forst.; Lath. G. H. ix. pl. 161; Darwin, 
Zoo}\.p. 118; Q. et G. Voy. Uranie, p. 131. pl. 30. 
Berkeley Sound, E. F. (Ant. Exp.) ; Falkland Islands (Q. e¢ G.). 
M. de Blainville has given an elaborate account of the osteology 
and anatomy of this bird in the ‘Zoology’ of the Voyage of the 
Bonite (p. 107 e¢ seg.). Its nearest ally appears to be Hematopus. 
Fam. CHARADRIIDZ. 
18. EupRoMIAS URVILLII (Garn.).—Tringa urvilliit, Garnot.— 
Vanellus cinctus, Less.—Charadrius rubecola, Vig. — Squatarola 
eincta, Jard. and Selb. Ill. Orn. pl. 110; Darwin, Zool. p.126; Gould, 
P. Z. S. 1860, p. 95. 
Falkland Islands, frequenting the upland marshes (Darwin) ; 
Falklands (Pack) ; Berkeley Sound (Ant. Ezp.). 
The female is like the male, but with less rufous on the breast. 
Called ‘ Dottrel.’ The eggs transmitted by Capt. Abbott are de- 
scribed by Mr. Gould, /. c. 
19. ASGIALITES FALKLANDICUS (Lath.).—Charadrius falklandi- 
cus, Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 747.—Hiaticula falklandica, G. R. Gray, 
List of Spec. ui. p. 71.—Charadrius annuligerus, Wagl. 
Mus. Brit., ex ins. Falkland. 
St. Louis, East Falkland, and Uranie Bay (Ant. Ezp.). Specimens 
sent by Capt. Pack. 
20. HamatTorpus LEucopus, Garnot.—H. luctuosus, Cuv. 
East Falkland (Pack). Egg in Mr. O. Salvin’s collection, from 
Capt. Abbott. 
21. Hamaropus ater, Vieill. Gal. Ois. ii. pl. 230 (part.).—H. 
niger, Q. et G. Voy. Uranie, p. 129. pl. 34, et Cuv. (part.), nec Pallas. 
—H. ater, Cassin, Report B. N. America, p. 200.—H. townsendii, 
Aud.— HZ. unicolor, Gould, P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 96. 
Falklands (Abbott and Pack). Egg described by Mr. Gould. 
There appear to be several nearly allied species of Black Oyster- 
eatchers inhabiting different regions :— 
1. H. niger, Pallas (H. bachmanni, Aud.), Rep. B. N. Am. p.700 : 
from the north-western coast of America and Kurile Islands. 
2. H. ater, Vieill. (as identified by Mr. Cassin): from Southern 
America and Falklands. 
3. H. fuliginosus, Gould, B. Austr. vi. pl. 8: from Australia. 
