AKT. 16. 



BIRDS FROM NORTH CELEBES RILEY. 



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the largest, smallest, and average dimensions are given of eight 

 males from Celebes: Wing, 205-234 (223.4); tail, 65-74.5 (70.8); 

 culmen, 58.5-66 (62.4) ; tarsus, 110-124.5 (116.9) ; middle toe, 34r- 

 40 (36.4). 



Below, for comparison, are given the averages of the males avail- 

 able from the surrounding region : 



Family SCOLOPACIDAE. 



SNIPES, ETC. 



38. NUMENIUS CYANOPUS Vieillot. 



One female, Dampelas, July 17, 1914. 



This was the first bird collected by Raven in Celebes. 



39. PHAEOPUS PHAEOPUS VARIEGATUS (Scopoli). 



One male, Kwandang, September 19, 1914. 



40. VETOLA LAPPONICA BAUERI (Naumann). 



One male and two females, Toli Toli. December 16 and 17, 1914. 



41. TOTANUS TOTANUS EURHINUS Oberholser. 



One male and one female, Kwandang, October 9, 1914. 



42. ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS (Linnaeus). 



Two females, Toli Toli, December 16, 19, 1914; one female, Likoe- 

 pang, February 26, 1916; one male, Toboli, October 23, 1916; two 

 males and two females, Koelawi, February 3-12, 1917; one male, 

 Rando Lindoe, March 25, 1917 ; one male, Gimpoe, August 21, 1917. 



Mathews *^ has recognized an eastern race of this little sandpiper, 

 but upon what grounds he bases this assumption he fails to state. I 

 have measured an equal number of males of both races and there 

 seems to be no difference in size worth mentioning as the following 

 will show, the western race being listed first: AVing, 109.7-106.4; 

 tail, 54.8-54.8;; culmen, 26-25.7; tarsus, 24.6-24; middle-toe, 20.6- 

 20.1. In color the two series are equally close and for the present I 

 do not see the utility of recognizing an eastern race unless some defi- 

 nite characters can be shown. 



« Birds Australia, vol. 3, pt. 3, 1913, p. 216 ; List of Birds Australia, 1913, p. 66. 



