524 CHIONIDID^:. SCOLOPACID^E. 



Family CHIONIDID^E. 

 Genus CHIONIS. 



1570. Ckionis alba, Forst. Yellow-billed Sheathbill. 

 Hob. Antarctic America. 



(See ed. 8, p. 528.) 



a. Purchased, Sept. 19, 1883. 



b. Presented by E. C. Ashton, Esq., June 11, 1887. 



c. Presented by Capt. E. England (s. 'Thistle'), Aug. 1, 



1893. Captured at sea, 50 miles S.E. of Staten 

 Island, Cape St. John. 



d. Deposited, May 7, 1894. 



e. Presented by Mr. John Grunu, May 1, 1895. Captured 



at sea, 52 S., 55 W. See C. minor, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 520. 



/. Presented by Capt. C. Plunkett, July 9, 1895. Captured 

 at sea, 300 miles off the Falkland Islands. 



1571. Chionis minor, Hartl. Black-billed Sheathbill. 

 Hab. Islands of Indian Ocean. 



(See ed. 8, p. 528.) 



Family SCOLOPACID^E. 



Genus RECURVIROSTRA. 



1572. Recurvirostra avocetta, Linn. Avocet. 

 Hab. Europe. 



(See ed. 8, p. 528.) 



a. Purchased, Aug. 28, 1888. 



b-e. Purchased, Aug. 16, 1893. 



f-k. Presented by Miss Annie G-errard, Aug. 16, 1893. 



Genus HIMANTOPUS. 



1573. Himantopus nigricollis, Vieill. Black-necked Stilt. 



(Fig. 65, p. 525.) 

 Hab. South America. 

 (See ed. 8, p. 528.) 



