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187. Dromas aRpEoua, Paykull. 
Dromas ardeola, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 121. no. 489; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 624; id. Fauna d. 
Roth. Meer. no. 261; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 627. no. 329. 
a. 2. Suakin. September 1. 
6. 3.juv. Suakin. September 1. 
[Iris nearly black. 
I procured three specimens at Suakin, one a young bird: of one of these I made a 
skeleton. At Zoulla, in March, I shot eight; but they were, unfortunately, all spoiled. 
I observed this bird at Zoulla in June, but not so numerous, also at Massowah.— IV. J.] 
188. CURSORIUS CHALCOPTERUS, Temm. 
Cursorius chalcopterus, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 557. 
superciliosus, Heug]. Journ. f. Orn. 1865, p.98; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 629. no. 330. 
a. 3d. Waliko. August 2 (no. 1090). 
Von Heuglin’s C. superciliosus, of which I have examined the type specimen, is this 
species in immature plumage. Similar specimens from Damaraland I have seen in the 
collection of the late Mr. Andersson.—0O. F. 
[Iris brown; beak black, gape and base of lower mandible coral-colour; legs and 
feet pink. 
The only specimen I ever saw.— VW. J.] 
189. GLAREOLA PRATINCOLA, L. 
Glareola pratincola et G. limbata, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 113 et 117. no. 400 et 401, t.43; Heugl. 
Syst. Uebers. no. 560 et 561; id. Fauna d. Roth. Meer. no. 233 et 233; Finsch & Hartl. 
Vogel Ostafr. p. 630. no. 331. 
a. 2. Gabena Weldt Gonfallon. August 7 (no. 1585). 
Distributed over the whole of Africa. G. limbata, Riipp., is not separable from the 
European bird.—0. F. 
[Iris brown; beak black; legs and feet pinkish-brown. 
The only specimen I procured; Mr. Blanford procured two at Rairo. I never saw 
this species on the plains or along the shore.—//. J.] 
190. Hopioprerus sprnosus, Linn. 
Hoplopterus spinosus, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 117. no. 407; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 572; Brehm, 
Habesch, p. 224. no. 134. 
a. 2. River Amba, August 21. 
[Beak black ; legs and feet black. 
The only specimen I saw.—//. J.] 
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