BURHItttD/E. — ROSTRATITLID/E, — CHARADRIID.^, 
*Esacua magnxrostrU scommophorus |Oberh,}.« 
Orthorhamphus magnirostns scorn mop horus Oberholser, Proc, U.S. 
Nat. Mus. Iv, 1919, P- 133 : Wai Island, Tambelan Islands, 
South China Sea. 
Distr . — Peninsular Siam; Tambelan Islands. 
Sumatra; Banka; Rhio Archipelago, 
Borneo. 
Java; Bali; Kangean Islands. 
Family ROSTRA TULID^E. 
Genus ROSTRATULA Vieillot. 
Rostratula benghalensis (Linn.). Painted Snipe. 
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis (Linn.). 
Rallus benghalensis Linn., Syst. Nat. ioth ed. 1758, p. 153 : Asia. 
Rhynch&a orientalis Horsf., Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii, 1821. p. 193: Java. 
Distr . — Malay States. 
Sumatra. 
Borneo, 
Java. 
Family CHARADRIID2E. 
Genus HOPLOPTERUS Bonaparte. 
Hoplopterus spinosus (Linn.). Spur- winged Plover, 
[Hoplopterus spinosus spinosus (Linti.). 
Charadrius spinosus Linn., Syst. Nat. 10th ed. X75S, p. 151 : Egypt, 
Distr . — Extra-limital. ] 
Hoplopterus spinosus duvaucelii (Less.). 
Charadrius Duvaucelii Lesson, Diet. Sci. Nat, Hist. ed. Levr. xlii, 
1S26, p. 3S : Calcutta. 
Distr . — Peninsular Siam. 
■ There are also visual records from the Anamba Islands; Simalur, Babi 
Island and the Banjak Islands, West Sumatra; and the North Bornean 
Islands, Qberholser and Mathews think that extra-limital specimens differ 
from the Australian race .- Mrs. Meinertzhagen and Stuart Baker lump them 
all but consider that the Tambelan and Andaman birds may possibly be 
separated as scommophorus , This latter action is, prtma facie } inadmissible. 
We have not seen scommophorus and use the name for all Malaysian birds. 
