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Genus Strepsilas, III, 
* Strep, interpres. Britain. 
Subfam. HIMANTOPIN^E, 
Genus Recurvirostra, Linn. 
* Rec. Avosetta. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Himantopus, Briss. 
* Himan. melanopterus. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Totanus, Bechst, 
* Tot. fuscus. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Machetes, Cuv. 
* Macli. pugnax. Britain . 
Subfam. NUMENIANyE. 
Genus Falcinellus, Cuv. 
Fal. Cuvieri. Africa. 
Genus Numenius, ( l) Briss. 
* Nam. arquata. Britain. 
Fa m. CHARADRIADyE. 
Genus Squatarola, Cuv. 
* Squa. melanogaster, Britain. 
Genus Charadrius, Linn. 
* Char, pluvialis. Britain. 
* Char. (YEgialitis, (2) Gould.) hiaticula. Britain, 
Genus Arenaria, Meyer. 
* Aren, calidris (3). Britain. 
(1) Perhaps the Genus IbidirJiynchn should enter among the Curlews 
rather than the Tantalidce ; at all events it constitutes a beautiful 
connecting link between the Tantalidce and the Scolopacidce, by its near 
affinity to Numenius , and in the structure of its feet to Hcematqpus. 
(2) The group of small Plovers to which our Ring Dottrel belongs 
has been separated by Gould from Genus Charadrius , under the title of 
/Egiulitis ; it seems to retain only a subgeneric value, and, as such, is 
here considered. 
(3) The Genus Oreopholus of Jardine and Selby seems to enter 
