226 LEONHARD STE.INEGER : 



It will thus be seen that T. ncbularius Stands much higher on its 

 legs than Ps. guttifer. 



4. In T. nebularius the bill is much more slender; the gonys 

 without any distinct angle ; malar apex of the feathering on the lower 

 mandible does not proceed in front of the loral apex of the feathering in 

 the maxilla. Ps. guttifer has a much stouter bill, broader and higher 

 at the base ; at the beginning of the Symphysis the gonys forms a distinct 

 angle ; malar apex proceeds in front of the loral apex. 



5. In T. nebularius the under wing-coverts are grey, or white 

 barred or edged with dusky, while in Ps. guttifer all the under wing- 

 coverts are pure white. 



6. In T. nebularius the tailfeathers are white except the two middle 

 ones which are grey, and all more or less transversely banded or 

 mottled with dusky, except the lateral ones which are nearly uniform 

 white. In Ps. guttifera all the tailfenthers are light grey with a narrow 

 submarginal border of a somewhat darker grey, but without any trans- 

 verse spots or bars. 



7. In T. nebularius fore neck and throat are fmely streaked with 

 small lanceolate blackish stripes, the breast being white unspotted. In 

 Ps. guttifer the fore neck and throat are similarly, but less densely 

 streaked, while the breast is dotted with large rounded black spots. 



Besides these, there are many other differences. T. nebularius 

 is considerably larger, the white of the lower part of the back reaches 

 much higher up on the back, the coloration of the dark parts of the 

 upper surface is different etc., but the differences pointed out above 

 will be sufficient to convince the most seeptical, that the two species are 

 distinct, and will enable anybody to separate them with the greatest ease. 



A comparison of v. Nordmann's original description with that of 

 my bird, given below, will prove the correetness of my identification. 1 



1 As this description may be difficult to consult for many ornithologists a 

 reproduetion is herewith given : 



124. Totanus guttifer. Nov. Spec. Supra fusco-griseus, sparsim albido-maculatus; 

 collo pectoreqae dlbis, nigro guttatis, cauda alba, obsolete griseo-signata. 



Ausmessung: Länge 12", Länge des Schnabels vom Mundwinkel beinahe 2", 

 Höhe des Schnabels an der Wurzel 3'", Länge der Flügel 6" 3'", Länge des Schwan- 

 zes 2" 3 '", Höhe der Ferse 1" 9'", Länge der Mittelzebe 1", Länge der Hinterzehe 

 beinahe 3'". 



