202 Mr. G. C. Shortridge on Birds front 



159. Podica petersi HartL ; S. & L. p. 625. 



(1) 18.12.01. $ . Iris hazel; legs orange-red ; bill 



orange-red. In the stomach, Crustacea. 



(2) 26.12.01. <$ . Iris hazel; bill orange-red, brownish 



above. 



(3) 2.3.02. ?. Iris pale yellow; bill with the upper 



mandible dark brown, the lower orange-red. 

 This bird is not very plentiful ; it is heavy and weak on 

 the wing, and generally flies with its legs splashing up the 

 water. 



160. "*Heterotetrax vigorst. 

 Otis scolopacea S. & L. p. 637. 



Heterotetrax vigorsi Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 29(i. 

 This Bustard is not common ; it is said to be very tame 

 and easy to approach. 



161. GEdicnkmus vermiculatus Cab. ; 8. & L. p. 6 17. 



(1) 2.4.02. Iris pale green; legs pale greenish grey; 



bill black, yellowish at the base. 



(2) 2.4.02. 



(3) 7 4.02. In the stomach, insects. 



This is not a common bird. It appears in the earlj 

 winter months on the St. Johns River, and is then met with 

 in pairs. It seems to migrate up the river. 



162. iEaiALixis tricollakis (Vicill.) ; S. & L. p. 662. 



(1) 2.9.02. $ . Iris yellowish brown, narrow; bill ;it the 



base pink, at the point black ; legs bluish flesh- 

 coloured ; skin round the eye red. 



(2) 6.9.02. $ . Legs brown. 



This Plover appears singly or in pairs during the winter 

 months in marshy localities, but is not plentiful. 



163. .ZEgialitis marginata (Vicill.) ; S. & L. p. 659. 



(1) 23.12.01. ?. Iris black; bill black ; legs light slate- 



blue. In the stomach, Crustacea. 



(2) 2.9.02. S ■ Legs bluish flesh-coloured. 



This is a resident species, very common on the sand-hills 

 of the sea-shore. 



