132 FROCEEDINOS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 55. 



Juvenal female, No. 170876, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Wai, August 12, 

 1899. Length in flesh, 584 mm. "Iris yellow; feet pale green. 

 Stomach contained small fish." 



Juvenal female, No. 170878, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Wai, August 13, 

 1899. Length in flesh, 578 mm. "Iris yellow ; bill dark horny brown, 

 paler beneath at base." 



Whether or not these specimens belong really to the typical form 

 of the species must be determined by a thorough study of all the 

 races, for which we have not opportunity at the present time. There 

 are apparently more subspecies than current authors recognize. 



Doctor Abbott reports that it was common along the reefs in the 

 Tambelan Islands at the time of his visit, particularly on Pulo Wai, 

 where he saw several pairs; and on Great Tambelan Island, August 

 8-12, 1899. 



Family BUTEONIDAE. 



*CUNCUMA LEUCOGASTRIS (Gmeiin).i 



[Faico] IcucoffaHer Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 257 (no 

 locality: type locality giveu by Matbews as New Soutb Wales, Australia), 



One seen by Doctor Abbott on Saddle Island, August 15, 1899 ; and 

 a pair about Pulo Mandariki, on August 14, 1899. None of these 

 was collected. 



Family CHARADRIIDAE. 



PLUVIALIS DOMINICA FULVA (Gmelin). 



[Charadrius] fulvus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 2, 1789, p. 687 (Tahiti 

 Island, Society Islands). 



One adult female in winter plinnage, taken on Pulo Wai, August 

 13, 1899. Length in flesh, 254 mm. "Iris dark brown; feet slaty 

 blue; bill black, becoming brownish at base. Shot out of a bunch of 

 three on the reef. Only ones seen." 



Family SCOLOPACIDAE. 



*T0TANUS TOTANUS EURmNUS Oberholser. 



Totanus totaniis eurhiinis Obertiolser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 22, 1900, 

 p. 207 (Lake Tsomoriri, Ladalc, central Asia). 



Reported from the Tambelan Islands by Mr. C. B. Kloss,^ as ob- 

 served between August 3 and 14, 1899, but without mention of any 

 particular island. 



ACTITIS HYPOLEUCA (Linnaeus). 



[Trinya] hypoleucos Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 175S, p. 149 

 (Sweden). 



Two specimens are in the collection : 



Adult female, No. 170882, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Wai, August 12, 1899. 

 Length in flesh, 210 mm. 



1 Species prefixed witli an asterisk are not representedby specimens. 

 ' Journ. Straits Brancli Roy. Asiatic Soc, No. 41, January, 1904, p. 66. 



