80 USEFUL PLANTS OF GUAM. 
cAloropus Lath., called ** pulital” by the natives, excellent for food, 
and easily distinguished by a red shieid on its forehead; three birds 
called ** kalilang,” the Pacific godwit, Limosa lapponica haueri(Naum.), 
the Australian curlew, Viiendus eyanopus Vieill., often seen on newly 
tilled fields, and the oriental whimbrel Numenius phacopus wariegatus 
(Scop.), somewhat smaller, usually seen at periods of migration; and 
the widely spread snipe, Ga//inago megala Swinh. Among the shore 
birds called by the general name ‘+ dulfli” are the gray and white 
Asiatic wandering tattler, //eferact/tis brevipes Vieill.; the bullhead 
or black-bellied plover, Squatarola squatarola (L.); the well-known 
Asiatic golden plover, Charadrius dominicus fulvus (Gm.), very 
common on cultivated fields and along the shores of the island; the 
Mongolian sand dotterel, Acg/alitis mongole (Pall.); and the common 
turnstone, Arenaria (niterpres (L.), which may be easily distinguished 
from the rest by its bright yellow feet. A duck, Anas oustaleti Salv., 
‘alled Hgadiiga by the natives, is peculiar to the Marianne islands. It 
is closely allied to species occurring in Hawaii and Samoa. 
SEA BIRDSs.—No gulls are found in the vicinity of the island. Nod- 
dies, Anous leucocapillus Gould and Anous stolidus (L.), called * fahan,” 
by the natives, are common. The beautiful snow-white tern, Gygis 
Mba kittlitz: Uartert, called ‘ chtitge” by the natives breeds on the 
island in great numbers, not making a nest but laying its single white 
egg on the bare branch of a tree. The common booby Sula sula (L..), 
is common in the vicinity of the island. Great numbers of them may 
always be seen off the coast of Orote Peninsula, and the red-footed 
booby (Sula piscatriv L.) with white plumage, also occurs. They 
pursue flying fish, and dart into the water from great heights. The 
frigate bird, Hregata aquita (L.), called * payaiya” by the natives, is 
not rare, but is seldom seen near the shore of Guam. The tropic 
bird, Phaéthon lepturus Daudin, nests on the northern islands of the 
group.@ 
REPTILES.” 
There are few reptiles in Guam. The most conspicuous is a large 
lizard ( Varanus sp.) about 4 feet long, of a black color speckled with 
lemon-yellow dots. The combination of these colors gives to the ani- 
mala greenish appearance as it runs through the bushes. As in the 
Guam kingfisher or ‘* sfhig” we have a lizard-eating bird, so in this 
animal, called ‘* hilitai” by the natives, we have a bird-eating lizard. 
“Students of ornithology are referred to the report of Quoy and Gaimard in the 
zoology of the Freycinet Expedition; Oustalet’s ‘‘ les mammiféres et les oiseaux des 
iles Mariannes;’’? Hartert ‘‘on the birds of the Marianne Islands;’’ and Seale’s 
** Report of a mission to Guam.’’ See list of works. 
»T am indebted to Dr. Leonard Stejneger, of the U. 8. National Museum, for the 
names of the reptiles. 
