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rounded, the outer feathers about two inches shorter than those of 
the centre. In another specimen of this species (probably a yoimg 
bird) tij.e general black colour is not quite so glossy; the tail 
feathers, too, are slightly and imperfectly barred with dusky white 
markings. 
I.ength, 1 foot 5 inches. 
„ of bill, from gape, nearly inch. 
,, „ front, 1 inch 3 lines. 
„ of wings, 8^ inches. 
„ of tail, 8 inches. 
„ of tarsus, 1 inch 3 lines, 
,, of middle toe, 1 inch 9 lines. 
of versatile toe, 1 inch 5 lines. 
„ of inner toe, 1 inch 1 line. 
„ of hallux, 10 lines. 
One of the specimens of this bird which we have obtained, 
was shot among the limestone rocks of Pulan Biirong, while 
feefling on the fruit of a dwarf-trailing ticus. The Malays call 
it Tiling Batu, or rock mina. Eroni this it ^vould appear that 
it generally frequents rocks. It is called mina, probably from 
its resemblance to the mina grackle. 
Order Grallaj. 
Fani. Charadriadas. 
Sub-fam. Chajxidrma>. 
Gen. Sij[uatai'ola. 
Squaiarola Helvetica (?). 
Tringa squatarola (Linn.) (?). 
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Above, broim, tlie feathers tipped, and more or less barred ndth 
white, so as to give a spotted appearance to the plumage ; wings the 
same ; primaries dark brown. Tail white, barred with brown. 
Below, white, the throat slightly speckled and streaked with 
black ; long flank feathers below the wing, black ; in some speci- 
mens, which are probably in immature plumage, the breast and 
throat is irregularly marked with blotches of black. 
Beak and legs black. 
Length, about 13Jj inches, 
,, of bill, from gape, 1| inch. 
„ ,, front, 1 1 inch. 
,, of wings, 7| inches. 
„ of tail, 3 iiiches- 
,, of thigh, jif inches. 
,, of tarsus, 1 inch iO lines. 
,, of middle toe, 1 inch 5 lint.'-, 
of outer toe, 1 inch 1 line. 
