NO. 1116. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



635 



measurements could not be taken. Other measurements, however, are 

 as follo\ys: 



Measurements of Himantopus mexicanas. 



Two of Messrs. Baur and Adams'' specimens being immature, as are 

 also both of those obtained by Mr. Townsend, their measurements are 

 not given. 



The following fresh color notes are found in Mr. Adams' note book, 

 but whether they apply to adult or young birds is not stated. If the 

 former, there seems to be considerable difference in color of the legs 

 between Galapagos and ]S'orth American specimens, which in the latter 

 is (usually, at least) clear pink or rosy lilac. 



Feet, tarsi, and one iuch of tibia piakisli vinaceous, the otlier part of tibia vina- 

 ceous-cinnamou. 



Family LARID^35. 



Genus LARUS, Linnaeus. 



Lams, LiNX.EUS, Syst. Xat., lOtli ed., I, 1758, p. 136. Type, by elimination, L. 

 canus, Linnteus. 



Range. — Cosmopolitan. Galapagos Archipelago (one peculiar species, 

 related to species of the Pacific coast of ISTorth and South America), 



LARUS FULIGINOSUS, Gould. 



Larus fiiUginosus, Gould, Zool. Voy. Beagle, III, Birds, 1841, p. 141 (James Island, 

 Galapagos Archipelago). — Sclatek and Salvix, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870, p. 323 

 (Indefatigable and Abingdon islands) ; 1871, p. .574. — Sundevall, Proc. Zool. 

 Soc, 1871, p. 12.5 (Charles and Indefatigable islands). — Salvin, Trans. Zool. 

 See., IX, Pt. IX, 1876, p. 505, pi. Lxxxvii (Indefatigable, Abingdon, and 

 Charles islands).— Rn)GW ay, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 1889, p. 116 (Inde- 

 fatigable, James, and Chatham islands). 



Specific eharacters. — Entire plumage deep grayish (adult) or sooty 

 brown (young), the primaries blackish and the upper tail-coverts paler 

 gray than back, etc. 



Range. — Galapagos Archipelago : Charles Island (Kiuberg) ; Chatham 

 Island (Townsend, Baur and Adams); Barrington Island (Baur and 

 Adams); Indefatigable Island (Kinberg, Habel, Albatross)', James 

 Island (Darwin, Albatross) ; Bindloe Island (Baur and Adams); Abing- 

 don Island (Habel). 



Afhilt male.—l!(o. 110001, U.S.N.M.; Indefatigable Island, Galapagos, 

 April 12, 1888; C. H. Townsend. Head and upper neck dark sooty 



