47. TOTANUS. 429 



Lake, Sept.) ; Merriam, U.S. Geol. Surv. Terr. 1872, p. 700 (N. 

 Fork, Idaho); Scl. 8f Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 146 (1873); 

 Cones, J>. N.- West, p. 4! 16 ( 1*7 ! : ISig Sandy Fork) ; Lain-. Mem. 

 Bast. Soc. Nat. Hist, ii.p.309 (1874 : Colima) ; Durnf. Ibis, 1877, 

 p. 199 (Buenos Ayres); Merrill, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 102 

 (1878: Fort Brown, Texas) ; Lawr. t. c. pp. 238, 489; ~B elding, 

 t. c. p. 441 (California) ; Scl. 8,- Scclv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 4o7 

 (Antioquia); Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 16 (Talcahuano) ; White, 

 P. Z. S. 1882, p. 028 (Buenos Ayres) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 404 

 (Tarapaca) ; Withiiajton, Ibis, ls--s, p. 472 (Lonias de Zainoru). 



Totanus chilensis, Philippi, Arch.f. Nat. 1857, pt. i. p. 264 (Chili). 



Glottis melanoleuca, Lie/if. Nomenel. Av. Mus. Berol. p. 91 (1854 : 

 Montevideo) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 461 (Cuenca, Ecuador) ; 

 Gundl. J.f. O. 1862, p. 85 (Cuba). 



iEgialodes melanoleucus, Heine §• Reichen. Nomenel. Mus. Hein. 

 p. 327 (1890: Guiana). 



^Egialodes vociferans, Heine § Reiclien. torn. cit. p. 327 (Texas). 



Adult in winter plumage. Similar to the winter plumage of Glottis 

 nebidarius, but much more spotted, the feathers of the upper 

 surface notched with black and white on the margins in very marked 

 pattern, especially on the outer aspect of the wing-coverts and 

 secondaries ; the tail-feathers much more distinctly barred than in 

 G. nebularius, tho outer feathers having also interrupted bars of 

 brown on the inner web ; the lower throat, fore-neck, and chest 

 very thickly streaked with blackish brown ; only the lower rump 

 and upper tail-coverts are white ; the yellow legs also distinguish 

 T. melanoleucus at all ages. 



Adult male in breeding-plumage. Differs from the winter plumage 

 in being much blacker above ; the white upper tail-coverts distinctly 

 barred across with black ; crown of head blackish, the feathers edged 

 with white ; down the centre of the crown a streak of white ; lores 

 blackish, surmounted by a broad streak of white : sides of face, 

 throat, and fore-neck white, broadly streaked with black, widening 

 into large arrow-shaped spots aud bars on the chest, the breast and 

 sides of the body distinctly banded with black ; the under tail- 

 coverts also obsoletely barred with black ; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries white, barred with black, the latter very distinctly : "bill 

 black, tinted with bluish grey at the base ; feet bright yellow, claws 

 brownish black ; iris dark brown " (J. J. Audubon). Total length 

 11 inches, eulmen 2-15, wing 7"3, tail 3, tarsus 2-3. 



Adult female in breeding-plumage. Similar to the male, but not 

 quite so plentifully spotted underneath. Total length 12"8 inches, 

 wing 7 - 85. 



Young 'in winter plumage. Resembles the winter plumage of the 

 adults, but is rather more reddish brown, with the central tail- 

 feathers nearly uniform brown, but the others fill strongly barred 

 with blackish on the inner web ; the head and back nearly uniform 

 brown, the white edgings and notches on the feathers nearly obsolete; 

 the lower throat, fore-neck, chest, and sides of the body ashv brown. 

 mottled and streaked with dusky, the thighs also somewhat mottled 

 with brown : feet yellow, tinged with olive. 



