80 A COLLECTION OF BIEDS FROM N. E. SUMATRA. 



17. Gallinula chloropus orientalis, Horsf. 



Kobinson and Kloss, p. 116. 



Gallinula chloropus (? sub-sp.), Hartert, p. 219. 



4: $ , 1 $ imm., 5 9,1 2 imm. Polonia, Deli, N. E. 

 Sumatra, 2nd January 1917— 16th March 1917 

 [Nos. 658, 24, 43, 115, 149, 799, 47, 59, 103, 57, 

 149]. 



Wing, $ 145 (worn); 2, 139, 146, 144. 



A very much smaller bird than the European water-hen. 



18. Limnobaenus fuscus(Linn.). 



Eobinson and Kloss, p. 114; Hartert, p. 219. 

 $ Toentoengan, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 18th February 

 1918 [No. 994]. 



Wing, $ 88 mm. 



Common over the whole Indo-Malayan area. 



CHARADRIIDAE. 



19. Charadrius dominicus(P. L. S. Mull). 



Charadrius fulvus, Hartert, p. 218. 

 2 , 9 Toentoengan, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 11th December 

 1917 [Nos. 848, 850]. 



1 spm. No exact lacality. 



Wing, $, 160 mm. 



20. Tringoides hypoleucus(Linn.). 



Hartert, p. 218. 



$ ?, 3 $ Polonia, Deli, 1ST. E. Sumatra, 6-13th November 

 1916 [Nos. 712, 739, 787, 780]. 



2 $ Toentoengan, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 21st November 



to 1st December 1917 [Nos. 620, 837]. 



Wing, $ , 100, 103 ; 9 , 106, 106, 104 mm. 



21. Ancylochilus subarquatus(Guldenst.). 



#29 Laboean, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 24th February 



1917— 13th May 1917 [Nos. 67, 68 and 374]. 

 Wing, $, 123; 2, 123, 110 mm. 

 Common in winter over all Malayan coasts. 



22. Gallinago stenura(KuhL). 



Hartert, p. 218. 



2 2 Polonia, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 12th January— 18th 

 February 1917 [Nos. 29, 640]. 



Wing, 9 , 126, 128 mm. 



Both G. gallinago (Linn.) and G. megala, Swinh., pro- 

 bably occur in Sumatra also, as they do in the Malay Penin- 

 sula. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



