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along the exterior margin of the scapular region ; tail, under parts, sec- 

 ondaries, and outermost wing-coverts white. Bill black with whitish 

 tip- legs and feet red. Young chiefly white, including head and neck, 

 the latter with a brown or dusky spot behind ear-coverts and in front 

 of eye; rectrices with a dusky subterminal spot; mantle grayish, 

 spotted with black. Bill wliolly dusky; legs and feet pale (flesh color 



ASCERTAINED RANGE OF THE GENUS CREAGRUS, BONAPARTE, IX THE GALAPAGOS 



ARCHIPELAGO. 



1. Creagrus furcatus (Neboux). 

 in life ?). Length, about 20-22 inches ; wing, 15.35-10.77 ; tail, 6.90-S.02, 

 forked for about 2.15-o; culmeu, 1.82-2.12; tarsus, l.SO-2.32; middle 

 toe, 1.70-2.10. 



Eaiige.—GaVdirdgos Archipelago : Brattle Island ( Baur and Adams) ; 

 Hood Island (Baur and Adams); Dalrymple Rock, Chatham Island- 

 (Kellett and Wood, Albafro.ss); off James Island (Baur and Adams); 

 Tower Island (Baur and Adams). Malpelo Island, off" Gulf of r'anama 

 (Townsend). Casual (?) off coast of Peru (Paracas Bay, Markham), 

 and off coast of southern California ("Monterey" Neboux). 



