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BIRDS OF KAUAI ISLAND, HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 



well-defiued. It may be, therefore, that these marks have no diagnostic 

 value. 



In regard to the dimensions, it will be seen from the subjoined table 

 of measurements of adult H. mexicanus compared with those of H. 

 Jcnudseni, as given above, that in the latter the bill is 4'^'" longer than 

 maximum of the former, the tarsus 7"'™ longer, and the tail-feathers 

 13™™ longer, while the wing is slightly shorter than that of the largest 

 ff. mexicanus. The extraordinary length of the tail in the Hawaiian 

 bird is especially remarkable, it being more than 25 per centum longer 

 than the average of five adult males of the North American species. 



The occurrence of a Stilt in the Hawaiian Islands was first recorded 

 by Dr. A, v. Pelzeln {I. c), who named the bird R. nigricolUs^ with a 

 query. The specimen was a female, collected at Honolulu, February 

 21, 1870, by Mr. H. Kraus, who noted the color of the iris as " red." Dr. 

 O. Finsch (I. c), during his recent visit to the islands, observed the Stilt 

 on Maui, and now we have it, thanks to the liberality of Mr. Knudsen, 

 from Kauai. This gentleman states that the name by which it is known 

 to the natives is "Aeo." 



Measurements of Himantopus mexicanus. 



TJ.S. 



Nat. 

 Mus. 

 No. 



84669 

 30332 

 59754 

 17274 



79839 

 17272 



80998 



1154 



Locality. 



Florida 



Jamaica 



Tehuantepec, Mexico. 



Sierra de Santiago, 

 Lower California. 



Colorado 



Sierra de Santiago, 

 Lower California. 



St. Thomas, West In- 

 dies. 



Cape May, N. J 



Date. 



Apr. — , 1863 

 Aug. 4,1869 

 Jan. — , 18G0 



June 21, 



Jan. — , I860 



July 21, 1843 



! Middle 

 Tar- toe, 

 8U8. with 

 claw. 



114 

 114 

 112 



113 

 102 



107 



107 



Calidris arenaria (Linn.). 

 Sanderling. Akekeke. 



I can find no published record of this species having previously been 

 taken on the islands. To Mr. Knudsen, therefore, belongs the honor 

 of having added this species to the Hawaiian fauna. It is evidently 

 only a winter migrant. 



Mr. Knudsen, on two of the labels, gives the native name as "Ake- 

 keke," and on the third one (No. 110031) "Akekeke Kakiowai." 



Measuremetits. 



