CONTENTS Vll 



Family STERCORARIID^; 226 



Genus Megalestris. ......... 226 



Order CHARADRIIFORMES 234 



Suborder CHIONIDES 234 



Family CHIONIDID^E 234 



Genus Chionis ......... 234 



Suborder ATTAGIDES . . 239 



Family THINOCORYTHID^; 239 



Genus Attagis ......... 239 



Genus Thinocorys ......... 245 



Suborder CHARADRII . . 253 



Family CHARADRIID^; 253 



Subfamily ARENARIIN^E 253 



Genus Arenaria . . . . . . . . . 253 



Subfamily H&MATOPODIN& ....... 265 



Genus Hamatopus ........ 265 



Subfamily LOBIVANELLIN^E 274 



Genus Oreophilus ........ 274 



Subfamily CHARADRIINM 278 



Genus Belanopterus . . . . . . . . 278 



Genus Zonibyx ........ 285 



Genus JEgialiiis ........ 292 



Genus Pluvianellus ........ 297 



Subfamily TOTANINM 300 



Genus Numenius ........ 300 



Genus Limosa ......... 304 



Genus Totanus . . . . . . . . 309 



Subfamily SCOLOPACIN& ....... 316 



Genus Calidris . . . . . . ... 316 



Genus Heteropygia ........ 320 



Genus Ancylochilus ........ 330 



Genus Gallinago ........ 332 



Genus Rostratula . . . . . . . .341 



Subfamily PHALAROPODIN& ....... 345 



Genus Steganopus ........ 345 



Order ARDEIFORMES 349 



Suborder PLATALEM . . 349 



Family IBIDID/E .......... 349 



Genus Therislicus ......... 349 



Genus Plegadis ......... 355 



