758 Count Nils Gyldenstolpe : A Nominal [Ibis, 



Himantopus himantopus Linn. 



Cliaradrius himantopus Linnseus^ Syst, Nat. Ed. x. 1758, 

 p. 151 : Egypt. 



Small parties of the Black-winged Stilt were observed by 

 the present author on the great swampy plains south of the 

 town Ratburi in Jan. J 915. A winter visitor only, and 

 a})parently rare in Siiim and the Malay Peninsula. 



Numenius arquata Linn. 



Scolopax arquata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ed. x. 1758, p. 145 : 

 Sweden. 



The Curlew has also been found in Siam during the 

 migrations, but it seems to be rather rare, as it has only been 

 recorded from peninsular Siam and Puket. 



Numenius phaeopus variegatus Scop. 



Tantalus variegatus Scopoli, Del. Florae et Faunae Insubr. 

 ii. 1786, p. 92 : Luzon. 



Found ii) sm dl numbers aloiio; the coast dnrino; the winter- 

 time. 



Limosa lapponica novae-zealandisB Grray. 



Liniosa novce-zealandice Gray, Gen. Birds, iii. 1847, p. 570 : 

 New Zealand. 



Apparently very rare, and hitherto onl}' obtained at Chaya, 

 near Bandon, peninsular Siam. 



Limosa limosa melanuroides Gould . 



Limosa melanuroides Gould, P. Z. S. Lond. 1846, p. 84: 

 Port Essington, Australia. 



The Eastern Black-tailed God wit is apparently very rare 

 in Siam, and has hitherto only been obtained at Bangkok 

 and on the small island of Koh Khwai in the Inner Gulf of 

 Siam. 



MacrorhampliTis griseus tackzanowskia Verr. 



Micropalama taekzanoiuskla Verreaux, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 

 1860, p. 206, pi. 14 : Dauria. 



An extremely rare bird. In Siam it has hitherto only 

 been met with near the mouth of the Lakon River in penin- 

 sular Siam. 



