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Order CHARADRIIFORMES.-BUSTAEUS, PLOVEES, &c.Contd. 



.ZEgialitis hiaticula. Einged Plover ... .. 132 



,, cantianus. Kentish Plover ... ... 134 



Genus OXYECHUS, or Wedge-tailed Einged Plovers ... 137 



Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer Plover ... ... 138 



Genus OCHTHODBOMUS, or Eed-breasted Einged Plovers . . . 140 



Ochthodromus asiaticus. Caspian Plover ... ... 141 



Genus EUDROMIAS, or Dotterels ... ... ... 143 



Eudromias morinellus. Dotterel ... ... ... 144 



Genus CHABADKIUS, or Golden Plovers ... ... 147 



Charadrius pluvial! s. Golden Plover ... ... 148 



fulvus. Asiatic Golden Plover... ... 151 



,, dominicus. American Golden Plover ... 154 



Genus SQUATAKOLA, or Grey Plovers ... ... ... 157 



Squatarola helvetica. Grey Plover ... ... 158 



Genus VANELLUS, or Typical Lapwings ... ... 161 



Vanellus cristatus. Lapwing ... ... ... 162 



,, gregarius. Sociable Lapwing ... ... 165 



Subfamily HIMANTOPODIN^:. THE STILTS AND AVOCETS ... 167 



Genus HIMANTOPUS, or Stilts... ... ... ... 167 



Himantopus melanopterus Common Stilt... ... 168 



Genus EECUBVIEOSTEA, or Avocets ... ... ... 171 



Eecurvirostra avocetta. Common Avocet ... ... 172 



Subfamily STBEPSILIN.E. THE TUBNSTONES ... ... 175 



Genus STEEPSILAS, or Turnstones ... ... ... 175 



Strepsilas interpres Turnstone ... ... ... 176 



Subfamily PHALAEOPIN.E. THE PHALAEOPES ... ... 179 



Genus PHALABOPUS, or Phalaropes ... ... ... 179 



Phalaropus fulicarius Grey Pharalope ... ... 180 



hyperboreus. Bed-necked Phalarope ... 184 



Subfamily TOTANIN^;. THE SEMI-WEB-FOOTED SANDPIPEES, or 



TATLEES ... ... ... ... ... 187 



Genus NUMENIUS, or Curlews ... ... ... 187 



Numenius arquata. Common Curlew ... ... 188 



,, phagopus. Common Whimbrel ... ... 192 



borealis. Eskimo Whimbrel ... ... 195 



Genus LIMOSA, or Godwits ... ... ... ... 197 



Limosa rufa. Bar-tailed Godwit ... ... ... 198 



melanura. Black-tailed Godwit ... ... 202 



Genus MACEOBHAMPHUS, or Snipe-billed Sandpipers ... 205 



Macrorhamphus griseus. Eed-breasted Snipe ... 206 



Genus BAETRAMIA, or Long-tailed Sandpipers ... ... 209 



Bartramia longicauda Bartram's Sandpiper ... 210 

 Genus MACHETES, or Buffs 



Machetes pugnax. -Buff ... ... ... 213 



