462. Esacus magnirostris Vol. VI. Pl. 6. So far as our knowledge extends, the present bird is confined to the shores of the northern and north-western parts of Australia. It is beautifully represented in India by the _E. recurvirostris_, and these two species are all that are known to ornithologists. Genus HÆMATOPUS, _Linn._ I believe that there is no country in the world of any extent the shores of which are not inhabited by one or other of the numerous species of this genus; but it would seem that all those which exist in the southern hemisphere are totally different from those of the northern. Two species inhabit Australia, viz. 463. Hæmatopus longirostris, _Vieill._ Vol. VI. Pl. 7. 464. Hæmatopus fuliginosus, _Gould_ Vol. VI. Pl. 8. Genus LOBIVANELLUS, _Strikl._ Two species of this beautiful form inhabit Australia, one the northern and the other the southern parts of the country; I believe they are both confined to this portion of the globe. Other species are found in India and Africa. 465. Lobivanellus lobatus Vol. VI. Pl. 9. 466. Lobivanellus personatus, _Gould_ Vol. VI. Pl. 10. Genus SARCIOPHORUS, _Strickl._ A genus nearly allied to the last, and of which a single species inhabits Australia; like _Lobivanellus_, it is an Old World form. 467. Sarciophorus pectoralis Vol. VI. Pl. 11. Genus SQUATAROLA, _Cuv._ The single species of this genus inhabits Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. 468. Squatarola Helvetica Vol. VI. Pl. 12. Genus CHARADRIUS, _Linn._ The Australian fauna comprises two species of this form, of which one, the _Charadrius veredus_, might, perhaps, with propriety be separated into a distinct genus, or placed in that of _Eudromias_. 469. Charadrius xanthocheilus, _Wagl._ Vol. VI. Pl. 13. 470. Charadrius veredus, _Gould_ Vol. VI. Pl. 14. Genus EUDROMIAS, _Boie_. Of this genus of upland Plovers two species at least are known, viz. the _E. morinellus_ of Europe and the _E. Australis_ of Australia. 471. Eudromias Australis, _Gould_ Vol. VI. Pl. 15. This bird inhabits the low hills and plains of the interior, a kind of habitat precisely similar to that of its European prototype. Since my account of this species was written some additional information has been acquired respecting it.