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Charadrius XANTHOCHEILUS. 



Charadrius xanthocheilus, Wagl. Syst. Av. Char. sp. 36 ; Gould, 

 B. of Austr. vi. pi. 13. 



Hab. Aru Islands {Wallace). 



Charadrius inornatus. 



Hiaticula inornata, Gould, B. of Austr. iv. pi. 19. 

 Charadrius inornatus, G. R. Gray. 



Hab. Oomago Island, Torres Straits (Ince) ; New Guinea, west 

 coast (Gould) ; Aru Islands (Wallace). 



Strepsilas interpres. 



Tringa interpres, Linn. S. N. i. p. 248. 



Strepsilas interpres, G. R. Gray. 



Hab. Rainne's Islets, Torres Straits (Gould). 



ILematopus longirostris. 



Heematopus ostralegus, Miill. Verh. Ethn. p. 21 ? 



Heematopus longirostris, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xv. p. 410. 



Hab. Aru Islands (Wallace) ; New Guinea (Miiller). 



ArDEIDjE. 

 ARDEA NOVjE guinea. 



Ardea novae guinea, Gm. S. N. i. p. 644. 

 Herodias novce guinea, Pr. B. Consp. ii. p. 121. 

 Hab. New Guinea (Auct.). 



Ardea aruensis. 



Ardea aruensis, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 188. 



Differs from Herodias picata, Gould, by having the feathers of 

 the top of the head and the under surface of the body pure white. 

 Hab. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



BOTAURUS HELIOSYLUS. 



Ardea heliosylus, Less. Voy. de la Coqu. t. 44. 

 Ardea (Tigrisoma) heliosylus, Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 572. 

 Botaurus heliosylus, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 136. 

 Hab. New Guinea ; Havre-Dorey (Lesson). 



Scolopacid^e. 



numenius uropygialis. 

 Numenius phaopus, Miill. Verh. Ethn. p. 22 ? 

 Numenius uropygialis, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 43. 

 Numenius minor, Miill. 



Hab. New Guinea (Mttller) ; Aru Islands ( Wallace). 



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