22 BULLETIN 159, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Family CHARADRIIDAE 



•SQUATAROLA SQUATAROLA HYPOMELA (Pallas) 



Charadrius hypomelus Pallas, Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russi- 

 schen Reichs, vol. 3, p. 699, 1776, after Feb. 21. ("paludes borealis orae.") 



Under the name Charadrius squatarola Doctor Hartert records ^"^ 

 what is apparently this subspecies from Bunguran Island. 



PLUVIAUS DOMINICA FULVA (Gmelin) 



[Charadrius] fulvus Gmelin, Systema naturae, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 687, Apr. 20, 1789. 

 ("Tahiti" [Society Islands]). 



Three specimens are in Doctor Abbott's collection : 



Adult male, U.S.N.M. No. 174656, Bunguran Island, July 3, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 248 mm. "Bill black; legs slaty; toes blackish." 



Adult male, U.S.N.M. No. 174657, Bunguran Island, July 3, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 252 mm. 



Adult female, U.S.N.M. No. 174658, Bunguran Island, July 3, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 254 mm, "Bill black, pale brown at gape; feet slaty, 

 toes darker." 



These three examples, together with one other not preserved, were 

 shot from a flock of eight on the shore. All are in process of molt. 

 The two males are in nearly complete winter plumage, with some of 

 the contour feathers and some wing quills not yet fully grown; the fe- 

 male is just beginning to change from the breeding plumage, and still 

 retains most of the black feathers of the lower parts. 



The occurrence of these birds here on this date is of interest, since 

 they must be either very early autumn migrants or individuals that 

 for some reason had not gone northward at the usual time. If the 

 latter, they would probably have remained all summer in the Natuna 

 Islands. 



Doctor Hartert has recorded ^^ this form of the golden plover from 

 Sirhassen Island, without date of capture. 



•EUPODA VEREDA (Gould) 



Charadrius veredus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, vol. 16, p. 38, Nov. 14, 1848. 

 ("Northern Australia.") 



This species has been reported from Bunguran Island by Doctor 

 Hartert." 



•PAGOA LESCHENAULTH (Lesson) 



Charadrius leschenauliii Lesson, Diet. Sci. Nat., vol. 42, p. 36, 1826. (Pondi- 



chery, India.) 

 Ch[aradrius]. Geoffroyi Wagler, Systema avium, Charadrius No. 19, p. 61, 1827. 



(Pondichery, India; and Java.) 



Recorded from Bunguran Island by Doctor Hartert. ^^ 



w Nov. Zool., vol. 1, no. 2, p. 483, Apr. 16. 1894. " Nov. Zool., vol. 2, no. 3, p. 477, Aug. 17, 1895. 

 " Nov. Zool., vol. 1, no. 2, p. 483, Apr. 16. 1894. " Nov. Zool., vol. 2, no. 3, p. 477, Aug. 17. 1895. 



