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Genus Strepsilas, III. 
* Strep, interpres. Britain . 
Subfam. HIMANTOPINAL 
Genus Recurvirostra, Linn. 
* Rec. Avosetta. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Himantopus, Briss. 
* Himan. melanopterus. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Totanus, Bechst. 
* Tot. fuscus. Britain , Europe. 
Genus Machetes, Cuv. 
* Mach, pugnax. Britain. 
Subfam. NUMENIAN^E. 
Genus Falcinellus, Cuv. 
Fal Cuvieri. Africa. 
Genus Numenius, ( l) Briss. 
* Num. arquata. Britain. 
Fam. CHARADRIADAS. 
Genus Squatarola, Cuv. 
* Squa. melanogaster . Britain. 
Genus Charadrius, Linn. 
* Char, pluvialis. Britain. 
* Char. (iEgialitis, (2) Gould.) hiaticula. Britain . 
Genus Arenaria, Meyer. 
* Aren, calidris (3). Britain. 
(1) Perhaps the Genus Ibidirhyncha should enter among the Curlews 
rather than the Tantalidce ; at all events it constitutes a beautiful 
connecting link between the Tcmtalidce and the Seolopacidoe, by its near 
aflinity to Numenius, and in the structure of its feet to Hcematopus. 
(2) The group of small Plovers to which our Ring Dottrel belongs 
has been separated by Gould from Genus Charadrius, under the title of 
JEgialitis ; it seems to retain only a subgeneric value, and, as such, is 
here considered. 
(3) The Genus Orcopholus of Jardine and Selby seems to enter 
