38 PYGMY CURLEW. Class II. 



and upper part of the belly, whitish brown, 

 marked with streaks of black pointing down, 

 with narrow streaks on the neck ; broad on the 

 belly; lower belly and vent white; back and 

 coverts of the wings dusky ; the sides of each 

 feather spotted with reddish white ; the lower 

 part of the back white; the rump white barred 

 with black; the tail barred with dusky and 

 white ; the quil feathers black, with large white 

 spots on the inner Avebs, the secondaries have 

 them on both webs s the legs black. 



3- Pygmy Numenius pygmaeus. N. fus- albo marginatis. Lath. Ind. 



Curlew. co ferrugineo alboque varie- orn. 713. id. Syn. v. 127, 



gatus, corpore subtus uro- id. Sup. i. 2gi. note 0. 



pygioque albo, remigibns Hays's Sandicich, 850. 

 rectricibusque exterioribus 



Descrip- [SIZE of a lark. Bill black, bent like that of 



'i lOU. 



the curlew ; the head, back, and coverts of the 

 wings, mixed with brown, ferruginous, and 

 white ; the primaries dusky, edged with white ; 

 the breast, belly, and rump, white ; the tail 

 dusky ; the exterior feathers edged with white ; 

 the legs black. The above description is taken 

 from a specimen brought from Holland. 



Only one instance* occurs of this rare bird 



* Another has since been met v.'ith at Greenwich in ^w- 

 sust. J. L. 



