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CHARADRIIDjE. 



and sides of body, as well as the under tail-coverts, with zigzag bars 

 of dusky blackish : " bill light blue, dusky towards the end ; feet 

 light blue, claws black ; iris brown " (J. J. Audubon). Total length 

 12 inches, culmen 2-15, wing 7 - 7, tail 2*8, tarsus 2-05. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 13 inches, 

 culmen 2-3, wing 7 - 7, tail 2-8, tarsus 2-2. 



Young. Similar to the winter plumage of the adults, but the 

 upper surface mottled with fulvous spots on both webs of the 

 feathers ; the head uniform ashy brown ; the outer tail-feathers 

 barred, but the middle one almost uniform. Under surface of body 

 white, freckled with grey on the breast. 



I have been unable to distinguish Syrnphemia inornata, Brewster, 

 from S. semijoalmata, and I can endorse Mr. Seebohm's opinion that 

 the two races are entirely connected by intermediate specimens. 



Hab. Temperate North America, to Central and South America 

 in winter. Accidental in Europe. The true 8. semijoalmata is said 

 by Mr. Ridgway to inhabit the Atlantic coasts of the United States, 

 while S. inornata is supposed to inhabit "Western North America, 

 east to the Mississippi Valley (Illinois, &c.) and Gulf States (sparingly 

 to South Atlantic States in winter) ; south through Mexico, &c. in 

 winter (r/. Man. p. 585). 



a. Ad. st. 



b. Ad. sk. 



c. Juv. sk. 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. 2 a< l- sk. 



/• 2 ad. ; g. 6 



juv. sk. 

 h, i. S 2 ad. sk. 

 k. Ad. sk. 

 l-q. J ad. et juv. 



r-.v. 2 ad. et 



juv. sk. 

 y,'z. d 2 ad - sk. 



a'-k'. c? 2 ad. 



sk. 

 J'. 2 ad. sk. 



m'. $ ad. sk. 



n', o'. Ad. et 



imm. sk. 

 p'. 2 ad- sk. 



q', r'. 3 2 a d- sk. 

 s'. 2 ad. sk. 



t'. Ad. sk. 



N. America. 



49th Parallel, May 28 (G. Daw- 

 son). 



Snake River, Idaho, July 16 

 (C. H. Merriam). 



New Jersey. 



Philadelphia. 



Cobb's Isl., Virginia, July, Aug. 



(H. W. Henshaw). 

 Florida (Henshaiv Coll.). 

 Florida ( C. J. Maxjnard). 

 Tarpon Springs, Florida, March 



to May, Aug. to Oct., Dec. 



( W. E. D. Scott). 

 Brownsville, Texas, April, May 



{F. B. Armstrong). 

 Corpus Christi, April, May, Oct. 



(F. B. A.). 

 Nueces Co., Texas, Oct. 18 (F. 



B.A.). 

 San Diego, California, Dec. 12 



(H. W. Henshaiv). 

 Mexico. 



Old Coll. 



N. A. Bound. Comni. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



J. J. Audubon, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godinan Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Tres Marias Isl., March 4 {A. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Forrer). 

 Presidio, Jan., March (A. F.). 

 San Bias. Tepic, April 24 



( W. B. Richardson). 

 Tehuantepec (F. Sumichrast). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



