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cessfully. On Indefatigable Island one of these hawks was seen to 

 drop on prey and almost immediately arise with a lizard in its 

 talons. Chief Engineer Christenson killed a hawk with a rifle, and 

 its stomach contained the remains of a dove. This would seem to 

 be unusual, because birds, even the ground finches, showed little 

 fear of the hawks. 



PANDION HALIAETUS CAKOLINENSIS (Gmclin) 



Osprey 



Falco caroUnensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 263. (Carolina.) 

 An osprey was seen on several occasions at Wafer Bay, Cocos 

 Island, June 5-10, as it flew back and forth over the water. 



GALLUS GALLUS (Linnaens) 



Jungle fowl 



Phasianiis gallus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 158. (Pulau 

 Condor, off mouth of Mekong River.) 



An adult female and a chick in the down were secured on Uahuka 

 in the Marquesas, September 23, 1929. The chick, with only a trace 

 of the Juvenal plumage appearing at the sides of the breast, has the 

 wings developed so that the tips of the primaries in the made-up 

 skin extend beyond the tail. The wing feathers are firm and strong 

 and the bird quite evidently was able to fly. 



This species, which was introduced into the Marquesas Islands 

 in the early days, has spread and become feral in the wilder parts. 

 It seemed strange to hear the cock crowing in localities far from 

 human habitation. The jungle fowl is hunted by the natives and has 

 become somewhat wary.' 



HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS GALAPAGENSIS Ridgway 



Galapagos oystercatcher 



Haematopus galapagensis Ridgway, Auk, 1886, p. 331. (Chatham Island, 

 Galapagos Archipelago. ) 



A male was taken at Indefatigable Island in the Galapagos, June 

 20, 1929. 



Anywhere on the islands of the Galapagos group where there 

 are low-lying reefs uncovered by the tide, we were almost sure to 

 run across one or two to half a dozen of these interesting birds. 

 With a little caution it was possible to walk among a group of 

 oystercatchers, the lack of fear making them very different from 

 their wary relatives on our Atlantic seaboard. Unless one tried to 

 get within a few feet of them little attention was paid to the oncomer, 

 as they busied themselves in procuring food from the reefs recently 



