INTRODUCTION. 
cvu 
Strepsilas, and Hcematopus as a part of this great family of groimd-l)irds ; and I shall here follow his 
arrangement, since no one has paid greater attention to this subject than that gentleman. At the same 
time I must remark that perhaps no two persons will agree as to the position of Vanellus. 
251. Vanellus cristatus 
Lapwing or Peewit. 
Genus Vanellus. 
Vol. IV. PI. XXXIII. 
Resident and generally spread over the three kingdoms. About four or five of this genus are known ; 
they inhabit both the Old and the New World. 
Genus Himantopus. 
Of this form six or seven species are found in the Old and the New World respectively. They are 
generally termed Stilts or Stilt-Plovers, and characterized by elegance in all their actions. 
252. Himantopus candidus .......... Vol. IV. PI. XXXIV. 
Stilt or Long-legged Plover. 
An accidental visitor to Britain. 
Genus CEdicnemus. 
From four to six species of this form inhabit each side of the Equator in the Old World ; two or three 
are similarly dispersed over America. 
253. CEdicnemus crepitans .......... Vol. IV, PI. XXXV. 
Thick-kneed Bustard. 
Common and stationary in Britain. 
Genus Squatarola. 
Our well-known Grey Plover is almost, if not the sole member of this genus. 
254. Squatarola Helvetica .......... Vol. IV. PI. XXXA^. 
Grey Plover. 
A bird remarkable for the seasonal changes to which it is subject. In summer the breast is jet-black, 
while in winter the same part is striated or pure white. A bird of passage in Britain, proceeding northward 
in spring and returning southward at the opposite season. 
