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Helodromas solitarius (Wils.). 



Solitary Sandpiper. 



[Totanus] solitarius Brewster, Auk, VII. 1890, 378 (crit.; San Jose del Cabo). 



An adult male Solitary Sandpiper (No. 17,739) taken by ]Mr. Frazar at 

 San Jos6 del Cabo, on October 28, agrees perfectly in size as well as coloring 

 Avith autumnal adults of this species from the Eastern States, and is apparently 

 true solitarius which is probably a mere accidental wanderer to this region, for 

 all the other specimens in the collection belong to the following subspecies. 

 It is possible, however, that the bird ju.^t referred to is really an exceptionally 

 small example of cinnamovieus, for the latter when in fully mature plumage 

 does not appear to differ in respect to either color or markings from solitarius. 



Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (Brewst.). 



Western Solitary Sandpiper. 



Totanus solitarius cinnamomeus Brewster, Auk, VII. 1890, 377, 378 (orig. descr. ; 

 type from San Jose' del Cabo). 



This form was found only at San Jo.>e del Cabo where, between August 25 

 and September 2, seven specimens were taken. It is characterized in Mr. 

 Frazar's notes as "not numerous" and it was not seen after September 28. 

 Neither this nor the typical- form has been detected elsewhere in Lower 

 Califurnia. 



H. solitarius is recorded from California and from South America as fur 

 south as Peru, but it is safe to assume that many if not most of the birds which 

 migrate up and down the Pacific coast are really representatives of the pre.^ent 

 subspecies. 



According to Mr. Grinnell cinwimomeus is the only form which occurs in 

 Los Angeles county, California, where it is a " common migrant on the interior 

 lowlands." ^ It probably does not breed anywhere to the southward of 

 British Columbia. 



Symphemia semipalmata inornata Buewst. 

 Western Willet. 



Symphemia semipalmata (not Srolopax semipalmata Gmelin) Ridgwat, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 534, footnote (Cape Region). Beldixg, Ibid., VI. 1883, 

 351 (s. oflat. 24=30'). 



1 Pub. II. Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 17. 



