1902.] ON THE PAINTED SNIPE AND PHEASANT-TAILED JA9ANA. 261 



IV. EXPLANATION OF THE^ PLATES. 



Plate XXVI. 



Fig. 1. Latrodectus pallidus ; Bushire : p. 253. Dorsal view of female, la. A 

 portion of the integument from the lateral region of the abdomen, showing 

 acanthoicl spines. 



2. Latrodectus Jiystrix ; Yemen: p. 252. Dorsal view of female. 2 a. Integu- 



ment of abdomen, showing acanthoid and stouter straight spines. 



3. Latrodectus tredecim-guttatus ; Tuscany : p. 254. Dorsal view of female. 



3«. Integument of abdomen, showing acanthoid and long curved spines. 



4. Latrodectus hasseltii : p. 255 (co-type of L. scelio Thor., Cape York). Dorsal 



view of female. 4 a. Integument of abdomen, showing acanthoid and 

 longer spines. 4 6. Doi'sal view of female variety from New Britain. 4 c. 

 Another variety from the same locality. 4 d. Another variety from Fort 

 Bowen. 4e. Variety from South Australia. 4tsf. Variety (probably L, 

 cinctus Blackw.) from Shoa, Africa, iff. Variety from Lake Albert Nyanza, 

 Africa. 



Plate XXVII. 



Fig. 1. Latrodectus hasseltii, var. indieus ; Kurrachee : p. 255. Dorsal view of 

 female. 1 a. Integument of central dorsal posterior red band, showing 

 absence of acanthoid spines. \h,\o,\d,l e. Varieties from the Loyalty 

 Islands. \f. Integument of central dorsal posterior band, showing bristles 

 set closer together than in var. indieus. 



2. Latrodectus maotans ; Mexico : p. 253. Dorsal view of female. 2 a. Integu- 



ment of abdomen, showing fine bristles only. 



3. Latrodectus menavodi ; Madagascar : p. 255. Dorsal view of female. 3 a. 



Integument of abdomen, showing fine bristles of two lengths. 



4. Latrodectus curaQaviensis; Santarem, Lower Amazons : p. 254. Dorsal view 



of female fi'om Santarem. 4 a. Variety from Cura^oa, almost identical in 

 coloration with other varieties from Santarem. 



5. Latrodectus Tcatipo; New Zealand: p. 255. Dorsal view of female. 5a. 



Ditto, variety. 5 i. Ditto, variety. 5 c. Ditto, variety. 5 d. Profile view, 

 showing relative length of leg i. 5 e. Integument of abdomen, showing fine 

 hairs only. 



6. Latrodectus hasseltii : p. 255. Profile view, showing relative length of leg i. 



7. Latrodectus geometricus ; Cape Town : p. 252. 7 a, 7 b, 7 c, 7 d, 7 e. Dorsal 



view of females, varying in colour from almost white to almost entirelj' 

 black, from Table Mountain. 



3. Notes on the Fainted Snipe (Rostratula capensis) and 

 Pheasant - tailed Ja^ana (^Hydrophasianus chirurgus). 

 By Frank Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent 

 o£ the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



[Received March 12, 1902.] 



Few Waders are better known to sportsmen and to other 

 observers of wild bird-life in India than these two beautifid 

 species. But there is always something to be learnt from the 

 close observation necessary to the successful retention of 

 specimens in captivity ; and as I have made a special study of 

 examples of these two birds with a view to sending them to the 

 Society's Gardens — in which I was fortunately sviccessf ul ^ — I 

 venture to record a few notes which I have been led to make 

 concerning them. 



1 [Three Painted Snipes were received from Mr. Finn on January 1st, 1901, and 

 nine Pheasant-tailed Ja9anAs on Janixary 11th, 1902 (see P. Z. S. 1902, vol. i. p. 51). 

 —Ed.] 



