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CHAPTER XVI. 



Page 

 Subfamily Totanince. 



Diagnosis. — Climatic Distribution. — Key to the Genera 370 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Genus Himantopus. 



Common Stilt. — North- American Stilt. — Sandwich-Island Stilt. — Chilian Stilt. — Austra- 

 lian Stilt. — New -Zealand Pied Stilt. — Black Stilt. — Peruvian Stilt. — Banded Avocet. — 

 Common Avocet. — North-American Avocet. — Australian Avocet 272 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Genus Hcematopus. 



European Oystercatcher. — Japanese Pied Oystercatcher. — Australian Pied Oystercatcher. — 

 North-American Pied Oystercatcher. — Falkland-Island Pied Oystercatcher. — Galapagos Pied 

 Oystercatcher, — Australian Black Oystercatcher. — African Black Oystercatcher. — North- 

 American Black Oystercatcher. — South-American Black Oystercatcher 294 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Genus Ibidorhynchus . 

 Ibis-billed Oystercatcher 313 



CHAPTER XX. 



Genus Numenius. 

 Common Curlew. — Oriental Curlew. — Mediterranean Curlew. — Australian Curlew. — 

 American Curlew. — Common Whimbrel. — Oriental Whimbrel. — Hudsonian Whimbrel. — 

 Pacific-Island Whimbrel. — Eskimo Whimbrel. — Least Whimbrel 316 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 Genus Phalaropus. 

 Grey Phalarope.— Red-necked Phalarope. — Wilson's Phalarope 336 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Genus Totanus. 

 Dusky Redshank. — Common Redshank. — Erman's Sandpiper. — Greenshank. — Marsh- 

 Sandpiper. — Willet. — Western Willet.— American Wandering Tatler. — Asiatic Wandering 

 Tatler. — Greater Yellowshank. — Yellow-legged Sandpiper. — Wood-Sandpiper. — Solitary Sand- 

 piper.— Green Sandpiper. — Terek Sandpiper. — Common Sandpiper. — Spotted Sandpiper.— 

 Ruif, — Bartram's Sandpiper oa^ 



