. Illustrations of ornithology . VANELLUS GALINACEUS, nobis, Wattled Lajmiing. PLATE LXXXIV. V. rostro flavo duabus carunculis ante oculos triangulis, alis calcaratis, verticenigro, torque colli albo, corpore supra cinereo-olivaceo, infra albo, remigibusnigris, cauda alba, fascia lata, nigra, pedibus coccineis. Tringa lobata ? Lath. Ind. Orn. Sup. p. Novae Hollandise? Steph. v. 11. p. gallinaceus, Wagler, Systema Avium. This curious species is a native of New Holland, and we purchased thespecimen from which our figure is taken, together with a large and valu-able ass
. Illustrations of ornithology . VANELLUS GALINACEUS, nobis, Wattled Lajmiing. PLATE LXXXIV. V. rostro flavo duabus carunculis ante oculos triangulis, alis calcaratis, verticenigro, torque colli albo, corpore supra cinereo-olivaceo, infra albo, remigibusnigris, cauda alba, fascia lata, nigra, pedibus coccineis. Tringa lobata ? Lath. Ind. Orn. Sup. p. Novae Hollandise? Steph. v. 11. p. gallinaceus, Wagler, Systema Avium. This curious species is a native of New Holland, and we purchased thespecimen from which our figure is taken, together with a large and valu-able assortment of other birds from that interesting country, from a gen-tleman * on his return to England. In appearance, it closely resemblesbirds of the genus Pluvianus, an African group of the Charadriadce; butas it possesses a small hinder toe, of which that genus is entirely destitute,we have placed it provisionally among the Lapwings, or genus Vanellus oflater writers, though it is more than probable that it will, with a few othe
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