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[Iris stone-grey, eyelid orange; beak orange at base, black at tip; legs and feet pale 
pink. 
Not observed elsewhere.— W. J.] 
195. CHARADRIUS GEOFFROYI, Wagl. 
Charadrius geoffroyi, Wagl. Syst. Av.; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 648. no. 341. 
Hiaticula geoffroyi, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 118. no. 415. 
Aigialites geoffroyi, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 583; id. Fauna des Roth. Meer. no. 243. 
columbinus, Hempr. & Ehrb. no. 241. 
a. 3. Zoulla. March 12 (no. 138). 
&. 3. Massuah. June 24. 
c. d. Massuah. August 24. 
d.  Massuah. Avgust 24. 
[Iris brown, nearly black; beak black; legs and feet black. 
Localities: Zoulla, March; Massuah, June and August.—W. J.] 
196. CHARADRIUS PECUARIUS, Temm. 
Hiaticula pecuaria, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 118. no. 414. 
Aigialites longipes et pecuarius, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. nos. 584, 585. 
dé. Zoulla. June 38. 
Long. al. Caud. Culm. Tars. 
gi yt yl gu 63!" jaa 
Agrees very well with specimens from Damaraland. 
Dr. Riippell notices this species only from Egypt; it seems not to have been observed 
on the Red Sea—0. F. 
[The only specimen procured ; seen in small flocks of four or five—W. J.] 
Fam. ARDEIDA. 
197. ARDEA GULARIS, Bosc. 
Ardea schistacea, Hempr. & Ehrb. Symb. Phys. t. vi. 
Egretta gularis, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 121. no. 428 a. 
schistacea et A. ardesiaca, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. nos. 603 et 606. 
Herodias schistacea, Brehm, Habesch, p. 225. no. 142; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 691. no. 364. 
a. 2. Massuah. August 24. 
[Not uncommon about the coast.— VW. J.] 
198. ARDEA ATRICAPILLA, Afz. 
Buphus griseus, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 611. 
Butorides atricapillus, Heugl. Fauna des Roth. Meer. no. 254. 
Ardea atricapilla, Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 701. no. 368. 
a. 2. Massuah. August 24. 
