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and black; iris very deep hazel. Legs yellowish grey, with an 
occasional tint of greenish; claws black.” 
133. Limosa uropygialis, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 29. 
A few small passing flocks of this species usually occur on our 
coast in September and April. I procured no specimens in For¬ 
mosa. 
134. Numenius minor, Schleg. Faun. Japon. 
Numenius minutus , Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 44. 
This species also occurs very late in spring and early in au¬ 
tumn, at the end of April and August respectively. It has been 
well figured in the ‘ Fauna Japonica’ and f Birds of Australia/ 
6 , shot 29th April. “Length 12 in.; wing 7j^; tail 3, 
of 12 feathers; wings, when closed, reaching to ^ in. of end of 
tail. Bill along culmen 1 in., from angle 2^. Upper man¬ 
dible somewhat curved; lower straight to \ in. from the end, 
when it suddenly bends downward. Bill blackish brown, flesh- 
brown at base of upper mandible, and pale ochreous flesh-brown 
for basal two-thirds of lower. Inside of mouth pale ochreous 
flesh-colour. Tongue J in. long, shaped like a long pointed 
arrow-head, with the edges at the tip turned up; tip horny, the 
rest fleshy. Irides dark brown; eye-rim blackish brown. Na¬ 
ked portion of tibiae 1 in.; tarsi 2j%, pale clayey flesh-colour, 
browner on the toes and semiwebs; claws blackish brown.” 
$, of same date. “ Length 13 in.; wing 7^, reaching to 
in. of end of tail, which is 3^ long.” The gizzards of both 
these specimens contained numerous black weevils ( Curculionida ) 
and a few Coleopterous larvae. 
135. Numenius uropygialis, Gould. 
This is the Eastern representative of the European Whimbrel, 
differing chiefly in having the rump barred and spotted instead 
of pure white. A native brought me a pair at Taiwanfoo on the 
30th October; and from the accounts I have received I have 
reason to believe it breeds on the island. “Length 15 in.; 
wing 81; tail 3J. Bill along culmen 3-^ in., to rictus 3^; 
tarse 8^. Bill and apical half of lower mandible blackish 
brown, somewhat fleshy in parts, the rest flesh-colour. Legs 
deep clear violet leaden ; claws blackish brown.” 
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