326 NEW SPECIES OF OYSTER-CATCHER. 



The three specimens npou which the uew species is founded were col- 

 lected on Chatham Ishind, Galapagos, Au-iust 16, 1884, by Dr. William 

 H. Jones, U. S. N., of the U. S. S. Wachusett, whose memoranda rela- 

 tive to them are as follows: — 



No. 101,319 (collector's No. 63), adult: Bill, red; ins, golden yellow; 

 eyelids, red; feet, pale flesh-color. Length (before skinning), 18 inches; 

 extent, 32. 



No. 101,321 (collector's No. 63), adult: Bill, dark red; iris, bright 

 golden yellow; eyelids, bright red; feet, pale flesh-color. Length, 17^; 

 exteat, 32^. 



No. 101,320 (collector's No. 65), immature: Bill, red, barely black to- 

 ward tip; iris, golden yellow; lids, reddish ; feet, "slate or grayish." 

 Length, ISJ; extent, 33. 



