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wanting. Mr. Harting, to whom I am indebted for the loan of his fine series of specimens, 

 showed me a specimen sent to him as typical (Edicnemus inomatus, Salv. (Att. Soc. Ital. Sc. 

 Nat. viii. fasc. 4, p. 371, 1866), and which is, I find, undoubtedly identical with (Edicnemus 

 senegalensis. 



(Edicnemus capensis, Licht. (Verz. Doubl. p. 69, 1823), which inhabits South Africa, may at 

 once be distinguished from (Edicnemus scolopax by its larger size, more rufous and mottled 

 upper parts, and especially by the upper surface of the wings being mottled and barred, on a 

 warm rufescent ground, with blackish brown. 



(Edicnemus vermiculatus, Cab. (v. d. Decken's Eeise, iii. p. 46, pi. xvi. 1868), is stated by 

 Finsch and Hartlaub to differ from the common Stone-Curlew in having the upper parts pecu- 

 liarly dark in colour, with the markings almost zigzag in shape ; and the bill is also peculiarly 

 stout, reminding one of Esacus. I have not been able to examine a specimen of this bird, and 

 can therefore only state the differences as given by Finsch and Hartlaub. It inhabits South 

 Africa. 



(Edicnemus affinis, Riipp. (Monogr. d. Gatt. Otis, in Mus. Senckenb. ii. p. 210, 1837), which 

 is widely distributed over Africa, is stated to differ from (Edicnemus capensis merely by its white 

 abdomen and centre of the breast devoid of markings. I have not had a specimen for exami- 

 nation and comparison. 



There are, besides the above five species, only three other Stone-Curlews known, viz. : — 

 (Edicnemus bistriatus, Wagl., which inhabits South America; (Edicnemus sujperciliaris, Tschudi, 

 which inhabits Peru; and (Edicnemus grallarius, Lath., which inhabits Australia and New 

 South Wales. 



The adult specimen figured and described is a female from Syria, in my own collection ; and 

 the young bird in down described is one kindly lent to me by Mr. J. E. Harting. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, 3 ad. Pagham, Sussex (R. B. Sharpe). b, ? , c, <S . Syria, March 2nd, 1876 (W.Schluter). d, ?. Zoulla, 

 Abyssinia, March 11th, 1868 (TV. Jesse), e, d . Secunderabad, India, October 29th, 1869 (G. M. 

 Slaughter) . 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 



a, b. Sahara, N. Africa, c. Jericho, December 31st, 1863 (H. B. T.). d, $. Maunbhoom, India, March 

 1865 (Beavan). 



E Mus. J. E. Harting. 



a, <$ . Near Chichester, November 6th, 1871. b, $ . "Warwickshire, c, $ . Leadenhall Market, December 5th, 

 1870 (J. E. H.). d, 6 . Brandon, Suffolk, July 1869. e. Tangier, Morocco, June 1872 (Baron A. von 

 Hiigel). f. Morocco (Boucard). g. Egypt, March 15th, 1870 (G. E. Shelley), h. Shoobia, near Cairo 

 (J. K. Lord), i. Erzeroom (Pavilion), k. India. I. Peshawar, N.W. India (Griffiths), m. Tamak, 

 N.W. India, September 6th, 1860 (Schmidt), n. N.W. India. o,pull. Norfolk (Cooper). 



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