BIRDS OF EASTERN 



AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



Tiha, and Musda, Sindh, ; Trinil batu, Java. 

 Inhabits Europe and Asia. Extremely common 

 ju L. Bengal. 



Genus TEREKIA, Bonaparte. 



T. cinerea (Gould's B. E. pi. 807 • B. A. 

 Vol. VI. pi. 34). 



Syn. Scolopax cinerea, Gmelio, 

 Sc. terek, Latham. 



Sc. sumatrana, Raffles. ' 



Liraosa recurvirostra, Fallas. 



Fedoa terekensis, Stephens. 



Tonatus javanious, Horsfield. \ 



Xenus ciuereus, Kaup. \ 



Kuning IcaTci, Suna. ; Bedaran, or Choweijau, 

 Jav. Inhabits Asia and its archipelago ; rare 

 in Europe and in Australia. Common in 

 India. 



Genus LIMOSA, Brisson. 

 L. lapponica (PI. Enl. 900). 



SrN. Scolopax lapponica, L. 

 Sc. leucophcca, Latham. 

 L, rata, Brisson. 

 L. ferruginea, Pallas. 

 Totanus gregarius, Bechstein. 



Inhabits Europe; Africa ; never (?) India. 



L. cegocephala (Gould's B. A. Vol. VI. pi. 

 28). 



Syn. Scolopax agocephala et Sc. limosa, L. 

 Sc. belgica, Graelin. 

 So. melanura, Leisler. 

 L. leucopha3;i, Jerdon, 

 L. melanuroitles, Gould. 



Clmlia, and Jangral, H. ; Susling, Sindh; 

 3irii Lahut, Jav. Inhabits Europe, Asia and its 

 islands, and N. Australia. Very common in India. 



W. B. — Indit^iduals of the same flock of this 

 species vary excessively in size, and are fre- 

 quently small as the pair represented by Mr. 

 Gould. The bill varies in length from 2| to 

 4j in.; and the closed wing from 7 to 8| in. 



Genus NUMENIUS, U 



N. arquafa, L. (PL E,il. 818). Sdda 

 Kastuclmra (^ White Curve-bill,' as opposed to 

 Ps. crepitans, Beng. ; Goar, or GowngJi, H. ; 

 Teroh, Sura. Inhabits Europe, Asia, Africa. 

 Common in India. 



N.phmpus L. (Fl. Enl. 842). 



Syn. Phceopus vulgaris, I'lemraing. 

 Cliota Qoungh, H. ; Gajahcm, Java, In- 

 habits Europe, Asia, Africa. Common on the 

 sea-coasts of India, rare inland. 



Genus TUINGA, L. 



Tr.canutus, h- (PI. Enl. 365, 366 ; Gould's 

 B. E. pi. 324). 



Syn, Tr. cinerea, Brunuicli. 



Tr. islandica, nasvia, grisea, et australis, Omc 

 lin. 



Tr. glaroola, Pallas, 



Tr. fcrrugiuea, Meyer. 



Tr, rufa, VVilsou (A.m. Or«. pL 57, f. 3,5.) 



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Inhabits Europe, Africa, N. Asia. Very rare 

 in India. 



Tr. suharquata, Gmelin (PI. Enl. 851 ; 

 Gould, B. E. pi. 328 ; B A., Vol. VI. pi. 

 32). 



Syn, Triuga ferruginea, Brunnich, 

 Tr. islandica, Retzius. 

 Tr. falcinella, Pallas. 

 Tr. chinensis, Gray. 

 Scolopax africana et pygma;a, Graelin, 

 Sc. catfra. Forster. 

 Numenius pymEcus, Latham. 

 Erolia varia, Vieillot. 

 Falcinellus Cuvieri, Bonap, 



Maijatan. Jav. Inhabits Europe, Asia, Afri- 

 ca, Australia. N. America. Very common in 

 India. 



Tr. cinclus, L. (PI, Enl. 852 ; Gould, B E 

 pi. 329), 



Syn. Tringa alpina, L. 



Tr. ruficollis et Scolopax pusilla, Graelin. 



Sc. salina, Pallas. 



Numenius variabilis, Bechstein, 



Inhabits northern hemisphere. Not common 

 in L. Bengal, nor in S. India. 



Tr . platijrliyncha (Gould's B. E. pi. 331). 



iSYN. Tr. eloroides, Vieillot. 

 Limicola pygmsea, Kaup, 



Inhabits Asia ; rare in Europe : tolerably 

 common in India, 



Tr. minuta, Leisler (Gould, £. E. pi. 332). 



8yn. Tr. pusilla, Meyer and Wolff, 



Tr. cinclus Pallas, apud G. K. Gray. ] 



Tr. damacensis, Horsfield. 



Tr. pusilla? apud Jerdou, Catul. 



Chota Ptin-loha, H. (Jerdon). Inhabits Eu- 

 rope and Asia. Very common in India, 



Tr. TemmincTtii, Leisler (Gould. B. E pi, 

 833). 



Syn. Tr. pusilla, Bechstein. 



Inhabits Europe and Asia. Common in 

 India. 



Genus EURINORHYNCHUS, Nilsson. 



Eu. pygmceus (G, E. Gray, III. Gen. Birds, 



pi, 152, f, 1). 



Syn. Platalea pygmsea, L, 

 Eu. griseus, Nilsson, 



Eu. orieutulis, BIyth, Ann. Mag. N. H, 1843. 



Inhabits Europe and Asia. Extremely rare. 

 Most numerous on the eastern coast of the 

 Bay of Bengal, a few mingled in flocks of No- 

 1911—16). 



Genus CALIDRIS, Illiger. 



C. arenaria (Gould, B. E. pi. 335). 



StN. Charadrius calidris, L. 

 Ch. rubidus, Gmeliu. 

 Arenaria grisea, Bechstein. 

 A. vulgaris, Leisler. 

 Ti'iuga tridacfcyla, Pallas. 

 C. triugoides. Vieillot. 



