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Range. The Wliimbrel breeds in nortliern Europe and 

 winters in Africa ranging to the Cape, also in India and the 

 Malay Peninsula. 



Himantopus himantopus. Black- winged Stilt. 

 Charadrius himantopus Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, 

 p. 151 — Type locality : Egypt. 



The Black-winged Stilt is a Rare Visitor which has been 

 recorded by four writers, specimens having been actually 

 handled by different ornithologists. 



Webb and Berthelot mention it in their book as " of 

 accidental passage" (Orn. Canarienne, p. 33). 



Bolle wrote: "Shot in Canaria (Leon collection). Might 

 possibly nest in this island, especially at Maspalomas in the 

 deep marshes " (J. f. O. 1857, p. 337). 



Meade-Waldo heard of one from Fuerteventura and had 

 a picture of the bird sent to him (Ibis, 1893, p. 204<). 



I identified a stuffed specimen in 1913 in the Gonzalez 

 collection in Arrecife which had been shot in Lanzarote 

 (Ibis, 1914, p. 63). 



Range. The Black-winged Stilt breeds in southern Europe 

 and through the greater part of Africa to the Cape, and as 

 far east as Burma. It is migratory in the more northern 

 parts of its range, 



Recurvirostra avocetta, Avocet. ■* 



Recurvirostra avosetta Linn. Syst. Nat. lOtli ed. 1758, 

 p. 151 — Type locality : Sweden. 



The Avocet is a Rare Visitor to the Archipelago. 



It is said to have been mentioned by Busto, an observer 

 to whose work I have not had access. 



The only specimen which came under my notice was 

 a bird in the Gonzalez collection in Arrecife, which 1 

 identified for the owner. The bird had been shot in 

 Lanzarote (Ibis, 1914, p. 63). 



Range. The Avocet breeds in Europe from Denmark to 

 the Mediterranean, and also in Africa locally as far south as 

 the Cape. In winter it extends as far east as China. 



