108 THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 



ham's view, that the " Flying Loggerhead " is the young of the ordinary species before 

 it gets too heavy for flight. Such a specimen a "No. 681, young female," could 

 evidently accomplish flight, which in large fully adult birds would be probably im- 

 possible. 



In all the immature birds the bill is uniform black. 



34. Columba cenas, Linn. 



Columba oe/ias, Scl. et Salv., Proc. Zool Soc, 1878, p. 437. 

 [No. 626. Male 



No. 627. Female - ^n Fernandez. 



• Jua 



Eyes orange ; feet red ; bill black.] 



No doubt an introduced bird. The two specimens vary in plumage. 



35. Rallus antarcticus. King. 



Rallus antardicua, Scl. et Salv., Nomencl., p. 139 ; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 437. 



[No. 693. Female, Sandy Point. 

 Eyes red ; bill black ; feet yellow. Stomach had pebbles.] 



36. Vanellus occidentalis, Harting. 



Vanellus occidentalis, Harting, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1874, p. 451 ; Scl. et Salv., Ibid., 1878, p. 437. 

 Vanellus cayennensis, Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1867, p. 331 ; Scl. et Salv., Nomencl., p. \i'l 

 (partim). 



[No. 722. Male. Elizabeth Island. 



Eyes pink ; legs pink ; bill black at tip, pink at base.] 



The characters given by Mr Harting to separate this western form from Vanellus 

 cayennensis are slight, but, we think, on the whole, sufficient to justify the employment 

 of his name. 



37. Hcematopus leucopus, Garnot. 



Hwmatopiis leucojyus, Scl. et Salv., Nomencl., p 143; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 437. 



[No. 636. Male. Penguin Islands. 



Bill red ; legs flesh coloured ; eyes orange. 



No. 653. Female. \ 



XT K v f Tom Harbour. 



No. 654. Young. J 



Eyes orange. Stomach had mussels. 



Eyes of young were brown ; bill of adult red ; feet flesh coloured ; bill of young- 

 brown. 



