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Show 1902.] ON THE PAINTED SNIPE A N D PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA. 261 IV. EXPLANATION OP THE PLATES. PLATE XXVI. Fig. 1. Latrodectus pallidus; Bushire: p. 253. Dorsal view of female, la. A portion of the integument from the lateral region of the abdomen, showing acanthoid spines. 2. Latrodectus hystrix; Yemen : p. 252. Dorsal view of female. 2 a. Integument of abdomen, showing acanthoid and stouter straight spines. 3. Latrodectus tredecim-guttatus; Tuscany: p. 254. Dorsal view of female. 3 a. Integument of abdomen, showing acanthoid and long curved spines. 4. Latrodectus hasseltii: p. 255 (co-type of L.scelio Thor., Cape York). Dorsal view of female. 4 a. Integument of abdomen, showing acanthoid and longer spines. 46. Dorsal view of female variety from N e w Britain. 4 c. Another variety from the same locality. 4 d. Another variety from Fort Bowen. 4e. Variety from South Australia. 4<f. Variety (probably L. cinctus Blackw.) from Shoa, Africa. 4#. Variety from Lake Albert Nyanza, Africa. P L A T E XXVII. Fig. 1. Latrodectus hasseltii, var. indicus; Kurrachee : p. 255. Dorsal view of female. 1 a. Integument of central dorsal posterior red band, showing absence of acanthoid spines. lb,lc, Id, 1 e. Varieties from the Loyalty Islands. If. Integument of central dorsal posterior band, showing bristles set closer together than in var. indicus. 2. Latrodectus mactans ; Mexico : p. 253. Dorsal view of female. 2 a. Integument of abdomen, showing fine bristles only. 3. Latrodectus menavodi; Madagascar: p. 255. Dorsal view of female. 3a. Integument of abdomen, showing fine bristles of two lengths. 4. Latrodectus curacaviensis; Santarem, Lower Amazons : p. 254. Dorsal view of female from Santarem. 4a. Variety from Curacoa, almost identical in coloration with other varieties from Santarem. 5. Latrodectus katipo; N e w Zealand: p. 255. Dorsal view of female. 5a. Ditto, variety. 5 b. Ditto, variety. 5 c. Ditto, variety. 5 d. Profile view, showing relative length of leg i. 5 e. Integument of abdomen, showing fine hairs only. 6. Latrodectus hasseltii: p. 255. Profile view, showing relative length of leg i. 7. Latrodectus geometricus; Cape Town : p. 252. 7 a, 7b,7c,7d,7e. Dorsal view of females, varying in colour from almost white to almost entirely black, from Table Mountain. 3. Notes on the Painted Snipe (Rostratula capensis) and Pheasant - tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurc/us). By FRANK FINN, B.A., F.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. [Received March 12,1902.] Few Waders are better known to sportsmen and to other observers of wild bird-life in India than these two beautiful species. But there is always something to be learnt from the close observation necessary to the successful retention of specimens in captivity; and as I have made a special study of examples of these two birds with a view to sending them to the Society's Gardens-in which I was fortunately successful1-I venture to record a few notes which I have been led to make concerning them. 1 [Three Painted Snipes were received from Mr. Finn on January 1st, 1901, and nine Pheasant-tailed Jacanis on January 11th, 1902 (see P. Z. S. 1902, vol. i. p. 51). -ED.] |