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Chenalopex cegyptiaca. 

 Anserinje. 



Branta canadensis hutchinsii. 



Plectropterus sp. 



Anser albifrons gambeli. 



Tame Geese. 

 Serpentariid^e. 



Serpentarias secretarlus (legs and 

 feet project behind tail). 



VuLTURIDjE. 



Species unidentified of Bombay 

 and S. Africa. 



PoLYBORINffi. 



Polyborus cheriway (E. Hartert). 

 Accipitrin^:. 



Spilornis cheela (E. C. Stuart 

 Baker, quoted byE. Hartert). 

 Aquiline. 



Haliaetus albicilla (E. C. Stuart 

 Baker, quoted by E. Hartert). 



Polioaetus plumbeus (E.C. Stuart 

 Baker, quoted by E. Har- 

 tert). 



BuTEONINjE. 



Buteo buteo (E. Hartert, in lit.). 



B. desertorwn. 



Haliastur Indus (E. Hartert). 



Milvus govinda (E. Hartert). 



M. migrans (E. Hartert). 



M. melanotis and other species 

 (feet do not reach base of 

 tail). 



El anus caruleus. 

 Falconing. 



Tinnunculus amurensis (E. C. 

 Stuart Baker, quoted by E. 

 Hartert). 



T. cenchris (E. Hartert, in lit.). 



T. tinnnunculus (E. Hartert, in 

 lit.). 



Msalon regulus (probably vari- 

 able, since Mr. J. L. Bonhote 

 informs me that the legs are 

 carried forwards when in pur- 

 suit). 

 Pandionid^;. 



Pandion haliaetus (legs under 

 tail). 

 " Game-birds." 



All species (E. Hartert). 



NUMIDIN^. 



Numida coronata. 



PflASIANINiE. 



Phasianus colchicus (E. Hartert 

 and the Hon. W. Rothschild, 

 in lit.), 



P. torquatus (fide F. Finn, also 

 E . Hartert and Hon . W. Roth- 

 schild, in lit.). 



Domestic Fowl (fide F. Finn). 



TeTRAONINjE. 



Perdix perdix (E. Hartert and 

 Hon. W. Rothschild, in lit.). 

 Tetrao urogallus (E. Hartert). 

 Rallid^;. 



All species (E. Hartert). 

 Gallinula chloropus. 

 Fulica atra. 

 F. cristata. 



GRUIDiE. 



Orus sp. of S. Africa. 



OTIDID.2E. 



Trachelotis carulescens. 



T. barovii (legs carried beneath 

 tail, but when rising may be 

 bent forward so as to make it 

 seem possible that they might 

 be carried in the forward 

 position). 



Eupodotis kori. 



Compsotis leucoptera. 

 "Waders." 



All species (E. Hartert, in lit.). 



C/HARADRIINjE. 



JEgialitis pecuaria. 



Oxyechus tricollaris. 



Vanellus cristatus (feet reach be- 

 hind tail). 



Stephanibis coronatus (feet reach 

 behind tail). 



Hoplopterus speciosus (feet reach 

 behind tail). 



Himantopus candidus. 

 Tringin^e. 



Totanus calidris. 



T. ochropus (E. Hartert, in lit.). 



T. stagnatilis. 



Pavoncella pugnax (feet project 

 behind tail). 



Numenius wquata. 



