Letters, Announcements, &;c. 327 



to enable one to identify the species, but the name proposed 

 by him had already been bestowed by Temminck & Schlegel 

 (Faun. Japon. p. 104, t. 62, 184-2) upon another species of 

 the genus in which Pere David has placed it. JEgialitis lon- 

 gipes, of von Heuglin (Syst. Uebers. Vog. N. O. Afr. 1856), 

 is, as stated above, Temminck's Cfiaradrius pecua?'ius. 



Mr. Swinhoe, it will be remembered, obtained his specimens 

 of jE. hartingi (with one of which he has most kindly pre- 

 sented me) from the flats of the Upper Yangtsze, Szechuen, 

 in spring*; and he has quite recently recorded it (Ibis, 1873, 

 p. 96) from Nanking, where he was informed that it is com- 

 mon in winter. We may now add to the habitat Pekin 

 (David) ? doubtless therefore the whole of China, Burmah 

 (Jerdon, Hume), and Nepal (Hodgson). 



The species thus appears to have an extensive range ; and 

 now that attention has been directed to it, we may expect to 

 hear of the acquisition of many more specimens. 



Yours &c. 



J. E. Harting. 



[This letter was received in time for publication in the last 

 number of ' The Ibis/ but accidentally omitted. — Ed.] 



British Museum, 



February 12th, 1873. 

 Sir, — There is something still to be done before we shall 

 thoroughly understand the vexed question of the two species 

 of Hieracidea in New Zealand. Dr. Buller deserves all praise 

 for his conscientious attempt to elucidate the matter ; but that 

 he has not succeeded in dispelling the surrounding difficulties 

 is shown by Captain Hutton's letter in the last ' Ibis/ After 

 examining our series in this museum I rather share Captain 

 Hutton's dilemma as to the distinctive characters of Hieracidea 

 australis. (N.B. The small bird, if ultimately proved to be 

 distinct, must bear this title, the name of Falco brunneus, of 

 Goiild, being already preoccupied by Bechstein, who thus 

 called the common Kestrel of Europe.) 



* Of. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 130, and 1871, p. 404. 



