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This bird makes quite a different impression on the observer from 

 the other totanine waders, and its habits seem to be rather peculiar, 

 in many respects reminding one of the Oyster-catcher. It carries its 

 body much in the same manner as Actitis hypoleucos, but very seldom 

 flirts its tail up and down like the latter, nor has it as much of the peculiar 

 movement of the head and neck as the common sandpiper. It is a 

 much more quiet bird, very often standing- immovable for a long 

 while staring down into the water. Its flight is graceful and very rapid. 

 Its voice loud and harsh, almost screaming. I only met it among 

 rocks and stones, seldom, if ever, on the sandy or gravelly beaches. 



53. Heteractitis brevipes (Vieill.). 



1817.— Tolanus brev'qies ViEiLL., N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., VI, p. 410.— Cassin, Exp. Jap. 

 Perry, II, p. 229 (L857).— irf., U. S. Expl. Exp., p. 339 (1858).— /<i.,Pr. Acad. 

 Pbilada., 1858, p. 195.— /rf., ibid., 18G2, p. 321.— SwiNH, Ibis, 18G3, p. 407.— 

 Id., ibid., 1867, p. 390.— /rf.,P. Z. S, 1863, p. 312. 



1826. — Trynfja glanola Pall., Zooj^r. Ross. As., II, p. 194, pi. Ix (uev Lin.). 



1831.— Tolanits pedi'stris IjESSoy;, Tr. d'Oru.,p. 552 (part). 



1844. — Totanus pulvirulentus'MviAj., Naturli. Verliandl. (p. 152). — Temm. & Schleg., 

 Faun. Jap. Av.,p. 109, pi. 65 (1849).— Middend., Sibir. Reis.,II, 2 (p. 214) 

 (1853).— SwiNH., Ibis, 1860, pp. 132, 259.— 7fZ., ibid., 1861, p. 343.— W., ibid., 

 1862, p. 254.— Radde, Reis. Siid. Ost-Sibir., II (p. 326) (1863).— Whitelv, 

 Ibis, 1867, p. 20b.—Aclitisp. Dybow. & Parvex, J. f. Oru., 1868, p. 337.— 

 Taczan., J. f. Oru., 1873, p. 102.— Id., ibid., 1874, p. 336.— /d.. Bull. Soc. Zool. 

 France, 1876, p. 250.— W.^ ibkl., 18H2,\^. 397. —Id., Orn. Faun. Vost. Sibir., 

 p. 54 (1877). 



1848.—Tota)iuiigriiieopygitfi Gould, P. Z. S., 1848, p. 39. 



1871.— Totanus incanus SwiXH., P. Z. S., 1871, p. 403 («ec Gmel.).— M, Ibis, 1874, p. 

 163.— /d.,j&W., 1875, p 4.53 — Blakist. & Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 220.— lid., 

 ibid., Tr.As. Soc. Jap.,VIII, 1880,p. 192.— Zd.,i&W., X, 1882, p. 109.— Blak- 

 ist., Amend. ListB. Jap., p. 11 ( 1884).— Heteroscelm incanus BOGDAN., Consp. 

 Av. Ross., I, p. 98 (1884). 



The distinctive characters which separate this species from the fore- 

 going have been pointed out under the head of the latter. 



The specimen obtained by me on Bering Island agrees in every par- 

 ticular with specimens from Japan and Halmaheira, while those of 

 incamfs as closely agree with the examples from xlmerica and Poly- 

 nesia. 



The dimensions of the specimen collected are as follows: 



(? ad. U. S. Xat. Miis., Xo. 89076, L. Stejnefjer, Xo. 1089; licriin/ Inland, May 28, 1882. 



Total length, 265"""; wing, 160™"!; tail-featliers, 69'"'"; exposed oulmen, 37"""; tar- 

 sus, 33"i">; middle toe with claw, 30""'". 



llemarlcs. — Iris dark brown. Bill blackish gray, light brownisli gray at base of lower 

 mamlible. Feet light ocher yellow, joints with a faint greenish tinge. 



