96 Captain P. P. King om the Animals 



have the full character of the lobated membrane, the bill and forehead 

 bring it near the Gallimdes, as in the last species. , Of this bird I find no 

 previous description. 



FuLicA Gallinuloides. 



Ful. atro-fusca, dorso saturatiore, capite alro, guld albo-notatu, crisso 

 albo, rostro angusto, infrontemparum extendente. 



The thi'oat is partially marked with white, which character however 

 may be but temporary, the bird being evidently a young individual. The 

 general appearance of the bird accords cldeely vpith that of the last spe- 

 cies; so much so as to make me hesitate in separating them were it not 

 for the disproportion that exists in the width of the lobated membrane, 

 and the considerably greater size of the present bird. The shape of the 

 bills also differs : in Ftd. chloropo'ides it extends much further into the 

 forehead, and the line which the forehead forms witli the bill is much 

 straiter, than in FuL Gallinidoides. 



48. A specimen of the Chionis Forsteri. This bird flew on board 

 our ship when about two hundred miles from land. 



49. An OystcT'catcher, which I believe to be the Hoematopus pallia- 

 tus of M. Temminck. 



50. This bird approaches very closely to our Golden Plover; but I 

 believe it to be distinct. I cannot however compare it with the European 

 bird, and consequently must call upon our British Naturahsts to ascertain 

 the fact. 



51. 52. I find no exact description of these little Plovers, although 

 they seem to approach several well known species. A great similarity of 

 colouring and markings is found in all these species, but I cannot recogr 

 nise in any descriptions of them the decided red breast, and single black 

 collar that distinguishes our birds. I shall venture to describe them. 



Charadrius rubecola. 



Char, capite summo, dorso, alis, cauddque supra grisescenti-fuscis, tho- 

 race nuchdque pallid^ griseis; pectore rufo, collari subpectoraJi nigra; 

 fronte, strigdsuverdliari, ahdomine, crisso, rectricibusque later alihxis alhis. 



