Ord: XIII. 



Gballatores. 



Tiidactyhe. 



G€n. LII. IIIMANTOPUS. ^rm.LIIL H^MA- 



[TOPUS. Lin. 



173 Sp. * HiMANTOPUS MELANOPTERUS. Meyer. The black- 



[winged Stilt. 



Nest, on the ground in the neighbourhood of water, in the east and south of Europe, 

 Eggs. 4, pale yellowish brown, or reddish white, blotched with ash-grey and purple-brown. 



173 « 



173 3 



173 



174 sp. H.EMATOPUS osTRALEGUs. Lin. The Oyster-catchei. 



Nest. May — June, among the gravel, on the sea-shore. 



Eggs. 3, reddish yellow, or reddish white, with pencillings or blotches dark purple-brown. 



174 « 



174 3 



174 



