90 TOTANINJE. GLOTTIS. 



of the wing black, glossed with green ; tail and its cover 

 ash-grey. 



Male, 14, . ., 9|, 2 T V, 4if, 1 T \, T *,. 



This species, which is said to be plentiful in many parts of 

 Asia and the south-eastern portions of Europe, migrates into 

 Germany, France, and Italy, and has been in a few instances 

 obtained in England. 



Stilt. Longshank. Long-legged Plover. 



Charadrius Himantopus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 255. Chara- 

 drius Himantopus, Lath. Ind. Ornith. ii. 741. Himantopus 

 melanopterus, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. ii. 528. Himantopus 

 melanopterus, Black-and-white Stiltshank, MacGillivray, 

 Brit. Birds, iv. 



GENUS CIII. GLOTTIS. LONGSHANK. 



The birds of this genus are closely allied to the Himan- 

 topi, but have the legs much shorter, although still very 

 long, and are furnished with a small hind toe. The body 

 is ovate, rather slender ; the neck long and slender ; the 

 head small, oblong, compressed, with the upper part much 

 rounded. Bill about half as long again as the head, very 

 slender, roundish, compressed toward the end, tapering, be- 

 yond the middle slightly inclined upwards ; upper mandible 

 with the ridge convex, the nasal groove extending nearly 

 half its length, the edges inflected, and narrowly grooved, 

 the tip narrowed, slightly decurved, and somewhat obtuse ; 

 lower mandible with the angle long and extremely narrow, 

 the sides grooved nearly as far as the angle, the dorsal line 

 slightly ascending, the edges inflected, narrowly grooved, 

 the tip narrow, rather obtuse, and very slightly directed up- 

 wards. Mouth very narrow ; tongue about half the length 

 of the bill, very slender, tapering, horny toward the end, 

 and pointed ; oesophagus narrow ; proventriculus oblong ; 

 stomach elliptical, with its lateral muscles moderately thick, 

 the epithelium dense, and longitudinally rugous ; intestine 

 rather long, and of moderate width ; coeca of moderate 

 length, and narrow. Nostrils linear, subbasal. Eyes rather 

 small. Aperture of ear roundish, rather large. Legs very 

 long and slender ; tibia bare for nearly half its length ; 





