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The species Gallinago gigantea Temminck and Scolopax 

 undulata Boddaert, classed by Seebohm as Semi- Woodcocks, 

 may be called Semi-Snipes and classed under the genus 

 Xylocota Bonaparte and referred to the neighbourhood of 

 Gallinago in the Cahdritinse. It will be interesting to see the 

 downy young of aU these species and see how they confirm 

 these conclusions. 



It may be useful to reconcile the genera given in Sharpe's 

 Handlist with our present arrangement, and nominations as 

 now accepted with subdivisions proposed. 



The family Scolopacidse in the first volume of the Hand- 

 list (p. 157) was divided into two subfamihes, Totaninse and 

 Scolopacinae. To the former was allotted Ntmienius, Meso- 

 scolopax, Limosa, Macrorhamphus, Micropalama, Symphemia, 

 Totanus, Helodromas, Heteractitis, Tringoides, Terekia, Pseudo- 

 glottis, Glottis, Rhyacophilus, Pavoncella, Ba,rtramia and 

 Ereunetes; and to the latter (p. 162) Tryngites, xEchmorhynchus.. 

 Prosobonia, Calidris, Eurynorhynchus, Limonites, Heteropygia, 

 Arquatella,-Ancylochilus, Tringa, Pelidna, Limicola, Gallinago, 

 Limnocryptes, Neoscolopax, Scolopax, Philohela, Phegornis and 

 Rostratula. 



We admit all the above save Rostratula which we separate, 

 following Mathews, as a separate family Rostratuhdse, and 

 we recognise three subfamihes as given above, the Sharpian 

 names to be changed being numerous, as follows : 



Macrorhamphus should be Limnodromus, Symphemia should 

 be Catoptrophorus, Helodromas must be Tringa, Tringoides 

 must be Actitis, Pseudoglottis should be Pseudotota^ius, Pavon- 

 cella should be Philomachus, Calidris wiU be Crocethia, 

 Limonites and Heteropygia will become Pisobia and Li7nno- 

 cinclus, Tringa will be Calidris, Limicola should be Platy- 

 rhamphus ; while species classed under Gallimigo will be 

 placed in distinct genera in the Scolopacoid series, and other 

 subdivisions should be recognised, as Phceopus, Vetola, 

 Erythroscelis, Anteliotringa, etc. 



The rejection of Gallinago in favour of Capella is discussed 

 in the following article. 



