12 Messrs. "Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 



at the end of December, while in a gharry, we caught a glimpse 

 of a large Plover running on the road, that may possibly 

 have been this species, which was found in the district by 

 Dr. Abbott. We did not obtain a front view, so that definite 

 identification was not possible. 



-'' 16. OCHTHODROMUS GEOFFROYI. 



Ochthodromus geoffroyi (Wagl.) ; Sharpe, torn. cit. p. 217. 

 Common at Kuala Kedah and at Langkawi in November 

 and December 1907. 



"^ 17. Ochthodromus pyrrhothorax. 



Ochthodromus i^yrrhothorax (Gould) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. 

 p. 226. 



Pulau Terutau, December 1907. 



Common on sandy shores throughout the Peninsula during 

 the winter months. The presence of the allied form 0. mon- 

 golus is open to doubt, but it may possibly occur. In winter 

 plumage, however, the two species, or rather forms, are 

 almost indistinguishable. 



:^ 18. NUMENIUS ARQUATA. 



Numenius arguatus Linn. ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 341. 



4- 19. Numenius PHiEOPus. 



Numenius phaopus Linn. ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 355. 



Both the Curlew and the "Whimbrel are numerous along 

 the coasts of the Peninsula throughout the winter months, 

 but the latter is by far the commoner of the two, and on 

 more than one occasion I have seen it in flocks that must 

 have numbered several hundred individuals. The Malay 

 name for both species is burong p'lsau raut, from a fancied 

 resemblance of the bill to an implement used for splitting 

 rattans. 



Jr- 20. TOTANUS CALIDRIS. 



Totanus calidris Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 414. 



The Redshank is common everywhere along the coasts 

 during the winter months, keeping to the mud-flats and creeks 

 among the mangroves, where it is met with in flocks, some- 

 times numbering over a hundred individuals. 



