( 66) 



34. Charadrius fulvus Gm. (Oust. U. p. 40). 

 Gnaiu, very commou in March and April. Local name : " Doli." 



3o. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.) (Onst. IL p. 45). 

 Guam, common in March and April. Local name : " Doli." 



30. Charadrius squatarola Liuu. (not in Oustalet). 



iSaipan, August 7th, ISO."). Bill 11. 1 ; iris between IIL 1 and 111. 2 ; legs 

 and toes IL 6. A rather large specimen. Exjwsed culiucn 33 mm. : wings 191; 

 tarsus 45. 



There seems to be a large race which winters in Australia (cf. Hartert, Ratal. 



Voyels. Senc/tenb. Mu.i. ]). 217, footnote 400), and which was named C. rhynchomega 



by Bonaparte ; but if I recollect it well, its head was remarkably larger than in the 



sjiecimen from Suijiaii. The first primary of the Saipan specimen has much white 



in the middle of the outer web. 



37. Charadrius mongolicus Pall. (Oust. II. p. 48). 

 Guam, February and November. Local name : " Doli." 



38. Anas oustaleti Salvad. (Oust. II. p. 4ri). 



(?) Ants bosclmn a.frcydiifti Bp., Cumj/l. Rend. XLIII. p. I'A'.* (mnneii imdunt. '" Isles Malouines " [?]. 



Oust, thinks it may have come from the Marianne Islands !). 

 Anas ouskileti Salvad., Bull. Bill. Oni. Club No. XX. p. 1: id., Git. B. Bril. .Uux. XXVII. 



p. 189 footnote. 



I have before me adult males and females from the mouths of January, April, 

 August, and December, and I find that Salvadori's suspicion, that the bird described 

 by him might not be in full dress, is unfounded. In fact the sexes, as in -1. super- 

 ciliosa, do not differ materially. The central rectrices of the specimens before me 

 are very soft, and become very likely easily curled, but they show a tendency rather 

 to curl down than to curl up. 



This excellent species has the top of the head brownish black, with a slight 

 greenish gloss. Rest of upper parts more brownish, feathers narrowly edged with 

 brown, back often uniform. An indistinct blackish superciliary stripe, being separated 

 from the top of the head by only a narrow pale line. Sides of head and neck buff, 

 streaked witli dark brown. Throat buff, not streaked. Wings dark brown ; speculum 

 bluish ])urple, a little greenish in a certain light, l)ut never pure metallic green as 

 in A. sujjerciliona. Speculum bordered above and below by a black line, followed 

 by a white band. Under wing-coverts and axillaries white. Total length about 

 21 inches ; wing 245 — 265 mm. ; culmen 55 ; tarsus 40. 



At once distinguishable from ^l. superciliosa by the purple speculum, which is 

 lined with black nnd white lines above and below, darker and spotted cheeks, 

 indistinct superciliary stripe, broader bill, and jialer somewhat greyish brown ujiper 

 wing-coverts without any pale margins. 



Guam and Saipan. Local name : " Nagai." 



Bill, Bidgw. II. 5 (slate-grey), si)aringly s])otted with 11. 1 (black); iris light 

 III. 1 (light seal-brown); legs and feet IV. In (ferruginous); claws II. .") (slate- 

 grey). 



