49. HETEKACTITIS. 



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

 H. brevipes, but distinguished by the nasal furrow being produced 

 to the apical third of the bill, and by the tarsus generally, but 

 not always, reticulated behind ; lower throat, fore-neck, and chest 

 darker ashy grey than in H. brevipes. Total length 9 inches, 

 culmen P4;3, wing 6 - 5, tail 2-6, tarsus 1"2. 



Adult male in summer plumage. Differs from the summer plumage 

 of //. brevipes in being much more closely spotted and barred under- 

 neath, the spots on the throat extending nearly up to the chin ; 

 whilo the bars aro so closely distributed on the under surface that 

 only the lower abdomen remains white ; the under tail-coverts also 

 thickly barred with dusky blackish : " bill and feet dull greenish ; 

 iris brown " (E. L. Layard). Total length 10 inches, culmen 1*4, 

 wing 6-3, tail 2-8, tarsus 1-2. 



Adult female in breeding-plumage. Similar to the male. Total 

 length 10 inches, culmen 1*5, wing 6*7, tail 2*85, tarsus 1*3. 



Hob. From Alaska along the Pacific coasts of North America to 

 Mexico and the Galapagos Islands. Throughout Oceania to the 

 New Hebrides, and apparently to North-eastern Australia, if the 

 locality ' Cape York' in the Gould Collection has been correctly 

 recorded. 



a. Ad. sk. 



b. $ ad. ; c, d. 2 

 ad. sk. 



e. 5 ad. sk. 



/. Ad. sk. 

 g. d ad. sk. 



h, i. d 2 a d- 8 k- 



k. Ad. sk. 

 /. Ad. sk. 



m. 2 a d. sk. 



«. 5 ad. sk. 

 o. Ad. sk. 



p. 2 a d. sk. 

 q. Ad. sk. 



r. Ad. sk. 

 s. Ad. sk. 

 t. Ad. sk. 

 ii, r. 2 ad- sk. 



w, x. Ad. sk. 



N.W. America. 



St. Michael's, Alaska, Aug. 



(E. W. Nelson : Hensh. Coll. 

 Nulato, Alaska, May 27 



( W. H. Dull: Hensh. Coll.) 

 Vancouver Island. 

 San Miguel Isl., California, 



Aug. 31 (Hensh. Coll.). 

 Monterey, California, Sept. 30 



{Hensh. Coll.). 

 California. 

 Acapulco, Mexico, March 



(A. H. Markham). 

 Indefatigable Island, Gala- 

 pagos, Sept. 20 (Dr. A. 



Habel). 

 Abingdon Island, Galapagos, 



Dec. 23 (Dr. A. Habel). 

 Galapagos Islands. 



Purchased. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



J. K. Lord, Esq. [C.]. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Hawaii, Sandwich Islands. 

 Molokai (R. C. L. Perkins). 



Iluaheine, Society Islands. 

 Society Islands. 

 Society Islands. 

 Tongatabu, Nov. (Dr. Cop- 



pinger). 

 Samoa. 



Sir W. Burnett and 

 Adm.Fitzroy[P.]. 

 (Type of T.fuliginosus.) 



Voj. H.M.S. 'Chal- 

 lenger.' 



JointCommitteeRoy. 

 Soc. & Brit. Assoc. 

 [P.]. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Vov. 1 1. M.S. 'Alert.' 



Eev. S. 



J. Whitmee 



