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or Scolopacida'. It is conceivable that the primitive (!hara- 

 driifonii types exhibited very similar characters to those o£ 

 Thinornis, PA^f/or^/s, and certain extinct Pacific forms. It is 

 also very possible that Iilii/nc/i(ra should occupy a similar 

 position in regard to springing from the main Limicoline 

 stem (see alternative position). 



As regards the Attagida^, the negithognathous type of 

 palate and other very interesting features would seem to 

 warrant the view that they occupy a somewhat similar 

 position in relation to the (jliaradriiformes that the Hemi- 

 ])odes do to the Galliformes and other groups. If this view 

 is correct, they cannot be included in the (Jharadriif'ormes, 

 but would form an annectant group — the Attagi-morphs, 

 equivalent to tlie Turnico-morphs. 



I have been moved to give this provisional and preliminary 

 survey of my present conception of the relations of the 

 Chai'adriifbrmes in the hope that by so doing I might 

 possibly interest ornithologists in the collection of material 

 n(>cessary to complete a satisfactory review and classification. 



XXIX.— 0» the Birds collected hy Mr. A. J\ /?. Wollaston 

 during the First Mt. Ererest EA'pedition. By N. B. KiNNEAR, 

 M.B.b.U. With Xotes l,y Mr. A. F. R. Wollaston. 



(Plate VII.) 



Introduction. 



The collection of bird-skins brought back by ]\Ir. Wollaston 

 from the Everest Expedition consists of 258 specimens 

 referable to 51) species *. 



As pointed out by Mr. Wollaston in his introductory 

 remarks, birds could not be collected everywhere on account 

 of the religious susceptibilities of the Tibetans. In addition 



* For a map of the route and localities visited see * (ieoprapliical 

 Journal/ lix. no. 2, Febr. 1922. 



