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FAMILY— PARRIDiE. 



Toes enormously long. 



Genus— HYDRALECTOR.— General aspect that of a rail. Toes armed 

 with straight spur-like claws, the hind toe very long, with a claw 

 exceeding it in length. 



599. H. gallinaceUS, Temm. (Parra gallinacea), Comb-crested Jacana 



(Parra). 



Red helmet ; under surface pale orange, with broad blue-black 

 band across its middle. 



Total length, 9 in. ; culmen, with frontal lappet, 1 8 in. ; wing, 

 56 in. ; tail, I '6 ia. ; tarsus, 2 4 in. ; middle toe and claw, 36 in. 

 Hab. : 2, 3. 



FAMILY— CHARADRIID^. 



Nostrils schizorhinal ; tarsus usually reticulated, sometimes scutellated. 



Sub-family — Arenariin.j:. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen ; tarsus reticu- 

 lated on hinder aspect, transversely scaled in front ; toes without 

 any connecting web ; no dertrum or marked swelling of bill at tips 

 of mandibles. 



Gksus — ARENARIA. — Has the cleft toes of the Snipes, and the same 

 position of nasal aperture as the Plovers. 



600. A. illterpres, Linn. (Strepsilas interpres), Turnstone. 



Chest black ; abdomen white ; has a dark rump between a white 

 lower back and white upper tail coverts. 

 Hab. : 1 to 6, 9. 



Sub-family — HvEmatopodin.e. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen ; tarsus reticulated 

 on both front and hinder aspect ; no dertrum or marked swelling of 

 bill at tips of mandibles. 



Genus — H.^MATOPUS. — Bill thin, wedge-shaped, ending in a vertical 

 edge; anterior toes are short, thick, edged witii callosities, the outer 

 toe joined at base to middle one by a web ; hind toe wanting. 



601. H. longlrostris, VieiU. , White-breasted Oyster-catcher. 



Abdomen, rump, upper and under tail coverts and base of tail 

 pure white ; iris crimson. 



Total length, 19 5 in. ; bill, 3 75 in. ; wing, 11 in. ; tarsus, 2 in. 

 Hab. : 1 to 6, 8, 9. 



602. H. unicolor, Wagler (including H. ophthalmicus, Castelnau and 



Ramsay), Sooty Oyster-catcher. 



Entire plumage sooty-black ; bill orange-yellow. 

 Hab. : 1 to 6, 9. 



Sub-family — Lobivanellin^. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen. Tarsus reticu- 

 lated on hinder aspect, but scaly in front. Bill with dertrum 

 always more or less conspicuous. 



Genus— ERYTHROGONYS.— Dertrum scarcely evident. 



603. E. cinctllS, Gld., Red-kneed Dottrel. 



Thigh, knee, and for quarter-inch down tarsus pink-red, re« 

 iiiainder of tarsus and toes bluish-lead. 



