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ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. 



The Long-toed Stint arrives at Bering Island in large flocks during 

 the latter part of May, and are then met with on sandy beaches, where 

 the surf has thrown np large masses of sea-weed, busily engaged in 

 pickiug u]) the numerous small crustaceans, &c., with which the weeds 

 abound. Most of the birds stay only a few days, going further north, 

 w^hile a small number remain over summer, breeding sparingly on the 

 large swamp behind the village. My efforts to find the nests were 

 unsuccessful, but I shot birds near Zapornaja Eeschka on the 17th and 

 22d of June, and on the 7th of August. 



41. Actodromas ruficollis (Pall.). 



1776. — Tringa ruficollis Pall., Reis. Russ. Reichs, III (p. 700).— Blakist. & Pryer, 

 Tr. As. Soc. Jap., X, 1882, \). 112.— Blakist., Amend. List B. Jap., p. 37 

 (1884). — Seeb., Ibis, 1884, p. 34 (iiec 1879, quw damacensis). — Bogdax., Consp. 

 Av. Ross., I, p. 93(1884). 



1823.— TritKja albescens Temm., PI. Color., V, livr. vii, pi. 41, fig. 2.— SwiXH.,P. Z. S., 

 18(i3, p. \n().—Id., Ibis, lh63, p 413.— id., ilml, 1870, p. 363.— Id., ibid., 1875, 

 p. 455.— Blakist. & Pryer, Il.is, 1878, p. 2-21.— Ibid., Tr. As. Soc. Jap., VIII, 

 1880, p. 195. 



1826. — Trynga salina Pall., Zoogr. Ross. As., II, p. 199 {nee Dresser, 1871, quw dama- 

 cewm).- Dybow. & Parvex, J. f. Oru., 18G8, p. 337. — Taczan., J. f. Orn., 

 1873, p. 103.— Id., Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1876, p. 2W.i.— Id., ibid., 1883, p. 

 340.— /d., Oru. Fauu. Vost. Sibii-., p. 56 (1877). 



1853. — Tringa minida MiDD., Sibir. Reise, II, 2 (p. 221, part)-— Schrenck, Reise 

 Amurl., I, p. 423 (I860).— SwiNH., Ibis, 1860, pp. 342, 358 {nee Leisl.).— /d., 

 ibid., 1862, p. 2.55.— Whitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 206. 



1862. — Triiiga iemminckii Blakist., Ibis, 1862, p. 330 {nee Leisl.). 



1883. — Actodromas damactnain Stejneger, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1883, p. 71 {nee Horsf.). 



Specimens from Japan, China, and Senjavin Straits have been at 



hand for comparison. 



List of specimens collected. 



Locality. 



Bering Island June 3,1883 



do May 29, 1882 



do I May 29,1882 



do I May 29, 1882 



do i May 29,1882 



do I Sept. 9,1883 



mm. 

 



mm,. 

 97 

 99 

 100 

 102 

 105 

 96 



mm. 



18 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 18 



No. 92795.— Iris dark brown. Bill olive-black, as are also the feet. Very fat. Testes large, swollen. 



No. 89025.— Bill black. Legs grayish black. 



No. 92796.— Iris dark brown. Feet blackish gray. 



