Genus A r d e t t a .
247. A r d e t t a m i n u t a Vol. IV. P I . XXIX.
L it t l e B it t e r n .
Although never to be found with certainty, it is probable that we are seldom without the presence o f this
interesting marsh-lover; it cannot, however, be considered other than a chance visitor.
Family CICONIIDAE.
This family includes among its members not only our well-known White and Black Storks, but a t least
twenty other species o f those useful birds. Whatever the condition o f Britain may formerly have been, it is
no longer suited as a resting-place for either o f the two species ju s t mentioned; still scarcely a year passes
without one o r other o f them accidentally dropping down on our marshes during their wanderings from one
country to another.
Genus C i c o n i a .
248. C i c o n ia a l b a .................................................................................................................................Vol. IV. P I. XXX.
W h it e S to r k.
A chance visitor.
249. C i c o n i a n i g u a Vol. IV. P I . XXXI.
B lack S t o rk .
An accidental visitor.
Family PLATALEIDiE.
The seven o r eight known species o f Spoonbills have been separated into a distinct family by Bonaparte.
They are found both in the Old and the New World. Although so limited in species they are numerous in
individuals, and are very widely dispersed over the surface o f the globe.
Genus P l a t a l e a .
250. P l a t a l e a l e u c o r o d i a Vol. IV. P I. XXXII
S p o o n b i l l .
An accidental visitor from the Continent.
Family CIIARADRIIDiE.
Mr. Harting, in his ‘ Handbook,’ has placed (Edicnemm, Squatarola, Vanellus, Eudromias, /Egialitis,
Strepsilas, and Heematopus as a part o f this great family o f ground-birds; 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.
Genus V a n e l l u s .
251. V a n e l l u s c r i s t a t u s . . . . • • • . Vol. IV. PI. XXXIII.
L a p w in g o r P e e w i t .
Resident and generally spread over the three kingdoms. About four o r five of this genus are known ;
they inhabit both the Old and the New World.
Genus H im a n to p u s .
O f this form six o r seven species are found in the Old and the New World respectively. They are
generally termed Stilts o r Stilt-Plovers, and characterized by elegance in all their actions.
252. H im a n to p u s c a n d i d u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XXXIV.
S t i l t or L o n g - l e g g e d P l o v e r .
An accidental visitor to Britain.
Genus (E d i c n e m u s .
From four to six species o f this form inhabit each side o f the Equator in the Old World ; two or three
are similarly dispersed over America.
253. C E d ic n em u s c r e p i t a n s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XXXV.
T h ick -k n e e d B u st a r d .
Common and stationary in Britain.
Genus S q u a t a r o l a .
Our well-known Grey Plover is almost, if not the sole member o f this genus.
254. S q u a t a r o l a H e l v e t i c a . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. XXXVI.
G rey P lov er.
A bird remarkable for the seasonal changes to which it is subject. In summer the breast is jet-black,
while in winter the same p art is striated or pure white. A bird of passage in Britain, proceeding northward
in spring and returning southward at the opposite season.