262 
Meis&rs. E. L. and E. L. C. Layard on 
66. Turnix variA; Temm. 
We have heard of an indigenous Quail on some of the grassy 
uplands^ hut have not yet seen a specimen. T. mria has 
been several times introduced from Australia; M. Marie may 
have come across one of these imported birds, and hence in¬ 
cluded it in his list. Quails of some species were brought 
from Reunion in 1862, in the French frigate ‘Ibis,^ and 
turned out near Noumea. M. Jouan describes a Quail, 
‘*la meme espece qu’en Australie/’ as found on the uplands. 
68. Esacus MAGNiRosTRis, Tcmm. 
We have not yet heard of this species; neither is it included 
in the ‘ Revue.^ 
69. Charadrius, sp. ? G. R. Gray. 
As regards this uncertain species we only know of 
4 -' 70 . Charadrius fulvus, Gm. 
Included as C. a^anthocheilus, Wagl., by M. Marie. This 
L. L. found breeding on the islets off Anservata, close to 
Noumea. 
~f~72. Totanus incanus (Gm.). 
We have just (20th December, 1877) obtained a single 
specimen (male) of this bird (the only one we have seen), 
shot by L. L. on the above-named islets. It differs some¬ 
what from our Fijian-killed birds in having the bill shorter 
and thicker, and in having the feet and legs ochraceous, instead 
of green. According to Drs. Finsch and Hartlaub, and Cassin 
(U.S. Expl. Exped.), T. incanus {^m.^^=‘Gambettapulveru- 
lentus, Muller (Gould^s Handb. B. Austr. vol. ii. p. 268). 
Gould {loc. cf^.)says, ^^base of the lower mandible scarlet ! 
legs and feet hyacinth-red (Cassin does not notice the 
colour of these parts). We have never seen any thing like 
this coloration in the numerous specimens killed by us. Are 
there not several species mixed up under the numerous syn¬ 
onyms quoted by Drs. Finsch and Hartlaub ? 
d-'73. Limosa uropygialis, Gould. 
4-74. Limosa nov^-zealandi^, G. R. Gray. 
Drs. Finsch and Hartlaub, in their ^Polynesian Orni- 
