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AVBS. 
Gallicrex cristatus. Its eggs artificially hatched; J. R. Cripps, Str. 
Feath. ii. p. 531. 
Porzana jamaicensis^ yar. n. coturniculus, Farallone Islands ; R. Ridg- 
way, Am. Nat. viii. p. 540. 
Porzana cinereiceps, sp. n., Costa Rica ; G. N. Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. N. 
York, xi. pp. 90 & 91. 
Pallas elegans^ var. n. ohsoletuSy California ; R. Ridgway, Am. Nat. 
viii. p. 111. 
Rallus dieffenhachi and R. philippensis. Heads figured ; W. L. Buller, 
Tr. N. Z. Inst. vi. p. 125 (Ibis, 1874, p. 118). 
Cabalus, g. n., type Rallus modestus [Zool. Rec. ix. p. 55] ; F. W. 
Hutton, tom. cit. pp. 108-110: sternum figured, pi. xx. 
SCOLOPACIDJ]. 
Buller, W. L. On the genus Himantopus in New Zealand. Tr. N. Z. 
Inst. vii. pp. 220-224. 
3 species are recognized. 
Harting, J. E. On rare or little-known Limicolce. The genus Recurvi- 
rostra. Ibis, 1874, pp. 241-261, pi. ix. 
Monographs the Avocets, 4 species only of which are known. R . andina, 
Ph. & Landb., is figured. 
Numenius suharquata, sp. n., Andamans ; A. O. Hume, Str. Feath. ii. 
p. 297. 
Tringa gracilis, n., Alaska; J. E. Harting, P. Z. S. 1874, pp. 242 & 
245, pi. xl. (== T. ptilocnemis, Ooues, Rep. Prybilow Isl. App.) 
Terekia cinerea. On its egg ; id. t. c. p. 454. 
Plialaropus hgperhoreus and P. fulicarius figured ; H. E. Dresser, B. 
Eur. pts. xxxii. & xxxiii. 
Gallinago andina, Central Peru ; L. Taczanowski, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 561. 
Chaeadriid^. 
Orthorhamphus, g. n. ; type, 0. magnirostris (Geoffr.). T. Salvadori, 
Ann. Mus. Genov, v. p. 312. 
JEgialitis microrhynckus, sp. n., California, jiE. melodus, var. n. cir- 
cumcinctus, between the Missouri and Rocky Mountains, wilsonius, 
var. n. rufinucha, Jamaica ; R. Ridgwaly, Am. Nat. viii. p. 109. 
Lohivanellus goensis, L. lohatus, Hoplopterus ventralis (pi. lx. fig. S), H. 
spinosus, JEsacus recurvirostris, grallarius, JE7. maculosus, Pluvianus 
cegyptiiis (1. c. fig. 2), Chcetusia coronata, JPgialites pecuarius (1. c. fig. 4), 
tricollaris (fig. 5), falklandica (fig. 6), jpl. collaris (fig. 7), 
jpl. ruficapillus (fig. 8) nigrifrons (fig. 9), Vanellus cayennensis, Sarcio- 
phorus pectoralis, Himantopus leucocephalus, H. novai-zealandice, Anarhyn- 
chus frontalis (fig. 11). On their eggs; J. E. Harting, P. Z. S. 1874, 
pp. 455-460. 
Vanellus villotcei breeding near Sarepta J. Vian, R. Z. (3) ii. pp. 
235-241.’ 
