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Show 1867.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON CHILIAN BIRDS. 333 Numenius hudsonicus (Lath.). Mr. Salvin has a Chilian specimen of this bird, received from Herr Leybold. Darwin says it is common on the mud-banks of Chiloe (Voy. Beagle, iii. p. 129). Numenius borealis, Forst. W e have little doubt that N. microrhynchus of Philippi (Wiegm. Arch. 1866, p. 129) is referable to this species, which, under its synonym of N. brevirostris, Temm., is already known to occur at Buenos Ayres (Darw. Voy. Beagle, iii. p. 129). Fam. RALLIDAE. RALLUS SANGUINOLENTUS, Sw. An. in Men. p. 335 ; Darwin, Zool. Beagle, iii. p. 133. Rallus ccesius, Tsch. F. P. Aves, p. 301; Schlegel, Mus. d. P.-B. Ralli, p. 8. R. bicolor, Gay, F. C. Aves, p. 434. R. ricordi, Bp. (teste Schlegelio). Of this Rail, which appears to be peculiar to Chili, Mr. Salvin has a skin received from Leybold. Dr. Schlegel appears to have quite overlooked Swainson's description of it, and his accurate distinction of it from the nearly allied R. nigricans of Eastern South America. RALLUS ANTARTICUS, King, Zool. Journ. iv. p. 95. Rallus rufopennis, G. R. Gray, M S. R. uliginosus, Phil. Wiegm. Arch. 1858, p. 83. A skin of this species in Salvin's collection was received by Mr. Gould from Dr. Philippi along with some Humming-birds. It was not marked as belonging to the species described as R. uliginosus, but appears to agree with the characters given I. c. Porzana jamaicensis (Gm.). Three skins of a Crake, received by Mr. Salvin from Dr. Philippi through Mr. Gould, do not differ appreciably from northern specimens of this species, of which I have also a specimen from the intermediate locality of Lima, transmitted to me by Prof. Nation. HYDROCICCA MELANOPS (Vieill.). Rallus melanops, Vieill. (ex Azara, 373).-Gallinula crassirostris, J.E.Gray; Bridges, P.Z.S. 1843, p. 118. * ^ Mr. Salvin has an example of this bird received from Leybold of SaTharee'species of Fulica inhabit the fresh watera of Chili, and are fully described by Herr Landbeck (Wiegm. Arch. 1862, p. 214) under the names F. chloropoides, F. chilensis, and F rufifrons. Unfortunately Landbeck was not acquainted with Dr. Hartlaub s excellent artic ori Fulica in the extra heft of Cabams's ' Journal f. Orn.' for 1853, and has consequently misnamed them all According to Hart aub F. rufifrons,Landbefik, is F. leucopyga, Licht., which is |