214 WOOD TOTANUS. 



in Norway and Lapland,* South Africa,f India,J 

 Chili, and islands of the Pacific ; || perhaps the 

 last locality may be doubtful, and will require 

 comparison. The specimens of T. affinis, Horsf., 

 from Java, have also been considered identical, 

 and we have received numerous specimens from 

 Singapore, Java, &c., which are closely allied, 

 though a comparison with many British or Euro- 

 pean specimens has been wanting. Mr. Jerdan 

 states, that the T. glareola is common every where 

 on the peninsula of India. 



In a continental specimen before us, the upper 

 parts are very deep clove-brown, tinted with um- 

 ber-brown, on the crown and nape having the ap- 

 pearance of being narrowly streaked with white; 

 on the back and wings the feathers are deeply 

 cut into with white, and are sometimes tipped 

 and edged with yellowish-white ; the tail-coverts 

 are white! ; the tail, with the centre feathers, grey 

 towards the tip ; the basal half, and the others, 

 pure white, barred to the base with black, the 

 outer feathers having the bars fewer or indistinct 

 on the inner webs ; the ground colour of the under 

 parts is entirely white ; on the cheeks and sides 

 of the neck streaked with clove-brown ; on the 

 lower parts of the neck and breast closely marked 

 with triangular spots, which stretch upon the 

 flanks, and gradually assume the form of bars ; 

 the vent is dashed with black in the centre of tht, 



* Nilson. f Dr. Smith. 



Colonel Sykes. || Mr. Gould. 



