MR. HODGSON'S COLLECTION. 133 



The RUFOUS-MARKED KING PLOVER. Hiaticula subrufina. 

 Charadrius subrufinus, Hodys. Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 86. C. rufi- 

 nellus, Blyth P 



Inhab. Nepal. 

 a. No. 124, 125. 



The CURONIAN PLOVER. Hiaticula curoiiica. Charadrius 

 curonicus, Beseke. Vog. Kurl. 66. C. minor, Mey. fy Wolf. 

 Hiaticula minor, Hodys. Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 86. C. phillipensis, 

 Jerd. 



Inhab. Nepal. 

 a c. No. 628. 

 d, e. Sternum. 

 f. A drawing of adult, natural size. Oral. t. 55, f. 2. 



e. Haematopinse. 



The COMMON OYSTER-CATCHER. Hrematopus ostralegus, 

 Linn. S. N. i. 257. 

 Inhab. Nepal. 



a. Sternum. No. 807. 



b. A drawing, natural size. Oral. t. 56, with foot. 



Fam. 3. ARDEID^E. 



a. Gruinae. 



The DEMOISELLE HERON. Anthropoides virgo, VieilL Ar- 

 dea virgo, Linn. S. N. i. 234. 

 Inhab. Nepal. 



a. No. 588. 



b. Sternum. 



c. A drawing of adult, on a reduced scale. Oral. t. 57, with head, 



bill, and foot. 



d. Copied (adult). Oral, t. 58. 



b. Ardeinae. 



The GREAT INDIAN HERON. Ardea nobilis. Ardea Typhon, 

 Temm.P Ardea nobilis, Blyth. Ann. of Nat. Hist. 1844, p. 

 Ardea insignis, Hodgs. Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 86. PL col. 475 ? 



Inhab. Nepal, 

 a, b. No. 645. 



c. Sternum. 



d. A drawing of adult, one-fifth of natural size. Oral. t. 61, 



f. 2. 



The COMMON HERON. Ardea cinerera, Linn. S. N.i. 236. 

 Ardea brag, Jacquem. Voy. Ind. Orient. Ois. t. 

 Inhab, Nepal. 



