132 ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. 



Strepsilas inteepres. ///. 



Tringa Morincllus, L. 



I obtained specimens from Iquique, on the coast of Peru, and from the 

 Galapagos Archipelago. 



Crex lateralis. Licht. 



Crex lateralis, Licht., Cat. p. 

 Griff". An. King. Aves. 



Maldonado, Rio Plata. On being disturbed readily takes wing. Base of 

 the bill, especially of the lower mandible, bright green. 



1. Zapornia notata. Gould. 



Plate XL VIII. 



Z. corpore toto supra nigrescenti-fusco, plumd singula medio albo-gjittatd et olivaceo- 

 fusco lath marginatd ; remigibus J'uscis, mento albo, corpore infra fuscescenti-nigro, 

 gutture pectoreque albo-striatis ; abdomine tegminibusque caudcB injerioribus albo 

 irregulariter transversa strigato ; rostro obscure corneo ; pedibus olivaceo-viridibus. 



Long. tot. 5^ unc. ; alee, Sj ; caiulw, If ; tarsi, i ; rostri, J. 



The whole of the upper surface blackish brown, each feather spotted with white 

 down the centre, and largely margined with olive brown ; quills plain brown ; 

 chin white ; the remainder of the under surface brownish black, striated with 

 white on the throat and chest, and crossed by irregular bars of the same on 

 the abdomen and under tail coverts ; bill dark horn colour ; feet olive green. 



Habitat, Rio Plata. (Shot on board the Beagle.) 



2. Zapornia spilonota. Gould. 



Plate XLIX. 

 Z. capite corporeque infra, nigrescenti-griseis ; corpore supra obscure rubrofusco, 

 la-opygio obscurh grisescenti-nigro ; alis hypockondriis postice, tegminibusque caudcE 

 inferioribus albo parciter sparsis ; rostro nigrofusco; pedibits rubescentibus ; iridibus 

 carmineis. 



Long. tot. 5\ unc. ; altr, 2| ; caiidw, 1 ; tarsi, | ; rostri, |. 



Head and all the under surface blackish grey ; all the upper surface dark reddish 

 brown, fading off on the rump into deep greyish black ; the wings, hinder 

 part of the flanks, and under tail coverts slightly sprinkled with white; bill, 

 blackish brown ; feet, reddish ; iris, bright scarlet. 

 Habitat, Galapagos Archipelago. 



