12 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 
at the end of December, while in a gharry, we caught a glimpse 
of a large Plover running on the road, that may possibly 
have been this species, which was found in the district by 
Dr. Abbott. We did not obtain a front view, so that definite 
identification was not possible. 
16. OCHTHODROMUS GEQFFRQYI. 
Ochthodromus geoffroyi (Wagl.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 217. 
Common at Kuala Kedah and at Langkawi in November 
and December 1907. 
17. Ochthodromus pyrrhothorax. 
Ochthodromus pyrrhothorax (Gould); Sharpe, tom. cit. 
p. 226. 
Pulau Terutau, December 1907. 
Common on sandy shores throughout the Peninsula during 
the winter months. The presence of the allied form 0. mon~ 
golus is open to doubt, but it may possibly occur. In winter 
plumage, however, the two species, or rather forms, are 
almost indistinguishable. 
18. Numenius arquata. 
Numenius arquatus Linn.; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 341. 
19. Numenius ph^eopus. 
Numenius phceopus Linn.; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 355. 
Both the Curlew and the Whimbrel are numerous along 
the coasts of the Peninsula throughout the winter months, 
but the latter is by far the commoner of the two, and on 
more than one occasion I have seen it in flocks that must 
have numbered several hundred individuals. The Malay 
name for both species is hurong pisau raut , from a fancied 
resemblance of the bill to an implement used for splitting 
rattans. 
20. Totanus calidris. 
Totanus calidris Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 414. 
The Redshank is common everywhere along the coasts 
during the winter months, keeping to the mud-flats and creeks 
among the mangroves, where it is met with in flocks, some¬ 
times numbering over a hundred individuals. 
