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of th natives who are well acquainted with the birds in question, they 
are to be found during the whole year. 
According to my opinion those birds, which remain there also during 
the breading season may be all immature specimens, which seems to pruve 
examples collected and above enumerated beeng in juvenal plamages. 
Pam. AREN ARIID AE. 
Arenaria interpres (L.). 
Tringa interpres, Linné, Syst. Nat. p. 148 (1758). 
Arenaria 'interpres (L.), Reichw., Vőg. Afr. I. p. 142 (1900 — 1901); Kittenb., Aquila, 
1907. p. 177. 
4 juv. ((J&Ç). Assab, 8. II. 1907. 
cj ad. Fatmah Island, 21. Y. 1907. 
The Turnston was obserwed by Katona in small parties in the middle 
of January and the early part , of February, in March and early in April 
in great flocks on the coast. The bird was seen constantly by him until the 
first of August. 
Fam. CHARADRIIDAE. 
Squatarola sqnatarola (L.). 
Tringa squatarola, Linné, Syst. Nat. p. 149 (1758). 
Squatarola squatarola, (L.), Reichw., Vög. Afr. I. p. 163 (1900 — 1901); Kittenb. 
Aquila, 1907. p. 176. 
2 (J, 1 Ç. Assab, 16. L, B. IL, 17. IL 1907. 
Charadrius fulvus, Gmel. 
Charadrius fulvus, Gmel., Syst. Nat. II. p. 687 (1788). 
Charadrius dominicus fulvus. Gm., Reichw., Vög. Afr. I. p. 166 (1900 — 1901). 
Ç. Assab, 14. III. 1907. 
Ochthodromus Geoffroyi (Wagl.). 
Charadrius Geoffroyi, Wagl., S. Av. Charadr. p. 61 (1827); Reichw., Vög. Afr. I. p. 
166 (1900-1901). 
$. Assab, 8. II. 1907. 
