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880.— Machetes pugnax, Lin, 



Female, Valley, 4<tk September. — Length, 10"1 ; expanse, 

 19"9 ; wing, 6*1& ; tail, 2"15 ; tarsus, 1*6 ; bill from gape, 1*36 ; 

 bill at front, 1"2 ; mid-toe, 1"2 ; tibia bare, 0'9 ; closed wings 

 reach beyond tip of tail, 01. 



Bill black ; feet dark plumbeous. 



Male, young, Valley, 14i/t Septemher. — Length, 10 ; expanse, 

 20*5 ; wing, 6'4 ; tail, 3-6; tarsus, 1*6 ; bill from gape, 1*3 ; bill 

 at front, 1*3 ; mid-toe and claw, 1*3; tibia bare, 0"9 ; closed 

 wings beyond tip of tail, 0*1 ; weight, 2*75 ozs. 



Female, young, Valley, September. — Length, 9 "7 ; expanse, 

 196; wing, 6*0 ; tail, 2*5 ; tarsus, 1*5 ; bill from gape, 1'25 ; 

 bill at front, 1*15; tibia bare, 0*8 ; mid-toe and claw, 1"24 ; 

 closed wings beyond tip of tail, 0*2. 



Bill dull black, base of lower mandible horny brown ; irides 

 dark brown ; feet dull greenish plumbeous ; claws black. 



Not uncommon in the valley of Nepal in September, on its 

 way from the north ; found on the banks of small streams in 

 the central part of the valley, or on damp meadow land. 



885.— Tringa temmincki, Leisl. 



Two males, Valley, October and December. — Length, 6 and 

 6'1 ; expanse, 12 and 12-3; wing, 3-8 and 4; tail^ 1*95 and 

 2-05 ; tarsus, 0-7 and 0*75 -, bill from gape, 0-67 and 0-69 ; 

 bill at front, 0*65 and 0'7; tibia bare, 0'2 and 0*3 ; closed wings 

 short of tail, 0*1 and 0'25 ; weight, 0*75 and 1 oz. 



Bill black, greenish brown at base ; irides dark brown ; feet 

 dull brownish green ; claws black. 



This Stint was fairly common in the valley of Nepal, from 

 the middle of September to April, and was observed in the 

 Nawakot district in November. It was found along the sandy 

 banks of rivers, often associated with ^. curonicus. 



892. — Totanus ochropus, Lin. 



Six specimens. — Length, 9*5 to 9*9 ; expanse, 17*5 to 18*6; 

 wing, 5*53 to 5*9 ; tail, 2-4 to 2-65; tarsus, 1*3 to 1*5 ; tibia 

 bare, 0*6 to 0*8 ; closed wings reach beyond end of tail, to 

 0-35. 



Bill plumbeous black, greenish at base ; irides dark brown ; 

 feet dull greenish. 



The Green Sand-piper is very common in winter, along the 

 streams in the Nepal Valley, the Nawakot district, Markhu, 

 and the Tarai and plains. It arrives in the valley early in 

 September, and departs in April or early in May. 



