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-vior length. The general appearance of the plumage also is similar, 
although it possesses sufficiently distinctive characters to authorize 
this species being separated from the other. 
42. Rautuus Setrosus.—Nob. in Zool. Journ. iv. 94. 
Rall. supra brunneus, dorso alisque nigro notatis, subtas plumbeus ; 
remigibus primaris rectricibusque fuscis, his saturatioribus ; fronte 
setoso. 
The length of the bird from the forehead to the extremity of the 
tail is 10 inches ; of the bill 142; of the wing, from the carpal 
joint to the end of the second quill feather, 47 ; of the tail 3 ; of 
the tarsus 18. 
43. RAuLuUs ANTARCTICcUs. Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 95, 
Rall. supra brunneus, nigro strigatus ; subtus plumbeus, femorum 
tectricibus crissoque atris, albo-fasciatis. 
The length of the body is 73 inches; of the bill 14; of the 
wing, from the carpal joint to the end of the second quill feather, 
32; of the tail,12; of the tarsus 15. 
44, FuLIcA CHLOROPOiDES.—Nob. in Zool. Journ. iv. 95. 
Ful. capite, coll. superiore, caudéque atris ; corpore reliquo atro- 
fusco, crisso albo. 
The length of the body is 15 inches; of the bill 1}; of the 
wing, from the carpal joint to the extremity of the second quill 
feather, 63 ; of the tail 3; of the tarsi 2. 
45. FuLicaA GALLINULOipES.—Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 96. 
Ful. atro-fusca ; dorso saturatiore, capite atro, gulé albo-notalé 
crisso albo, rostro angusto, in frontem parum extendente. 
44, CuHionis ALBA.— Forster. 
Seen at Cape Horn, and at sea, four hundred miles from the 
nearest land. Captain Foster, of H.M.S. Chanticleer, saw some at 
South Shetland. 
47. H@MATGPUS PALLIATUS.—Temminck. 
Strait of Magalhaens. 
48. H@maATorus LEUcOPpUS.—Gam. 
Strait of Magalhaens, 
The above two species of Hoematopus were frequently seen on 
