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WOOD TOTANUS. 
in Norway and Lapland,* South Africa, f India, J 
Chili, and islands of the Pacific ; |[ perhaps the 
last locality may be doubtful, and will require 
comparison. The specimens of T. a/finis, Hors/., 
from Java, have also been considered identical, 
and we have received numerous specimens from 
Singapore, Java, &c., which are closely allied, 
though a comparison with many British or Euro- 
pean specimens has been wanting. Mr. Jerdan 
states, that the T. glareola is common every where 
on the peninsula of India. 
In a continental specimen before us, the upper 
parts are very deep clove-brown, tinted with um- 
ber-brown, on the crown and nape having the ap- 
pearance of being narrowly streaked with white; 
on the back and wings the feathers are deeply 
cut into with w hite, and are sometimes tipped 
and edged with yellowish-white ; the tail-coverts 
are white ; the tail, with the centre feathers, grey 
towards the tip ; the basal half, and the others, 
pure white, barred to the base with black, the 
outer feathers having the bars fewer or indistinct 
on the inner webs ; the ground colour of the under 
parts is entirely white; on the cheeks and sides 
of the neck streaked with clove-brown ; on the 
lower parts of the neck and breast closely marked 
with triangular spots, which stretch upon the 
flanks, and gradually assume the form of bars ; 
the vent is dashed with black in the centre of the 
* Nilson. + Dr. Smith. 
I Colonel Sykes. || Mr. Gould. 
