610 CHARADRIID.2E. 



(Pt. Barrow, May, Sept.) ; id. Exped. Point Barrow, Alaska, p. 113 

 (1885: breeds). 



Tringa cinclus, var. chinensis, Dyb. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 408. 



Pelidna alpina pacitica, Stejn. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 29, p. 120 

 (1885 : Bering Isl., May, Oct.). 



Tringa alpina pacifica, A. O. U. Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 152 

 (1886) ; Turner, Contr. Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 147 (1886 : June to 

 Oct.) ; Scott, Auk. iii. p. 886 (1886 : Tucson, Ariz.) ; Ridgw. Man. 

 N. Amer. B. p. 160 (1887) ; Toicns. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. pp. 198, 

 235 (1887 : N. Calif., winter) ; Nelson, Nat. Hist. Coll. Alaska, 

 p. 110 (1887) ; Palmen, Vega-Exped., Fogelf. p. 309, pt. (1887); 

 Stejn. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 130 (1887 : Bering Island) ; id. 

 Auk, v. p. 307 (1888) ; Cooke, Bull, U.S. Agric. no. 2, p. 93 (1888 : 

 Mississippi Valley) ; Scott, Auk, vi. p. 157 (1889 : Tarpon Springs, 

 winter ; St. John's Pass, June) ; Eagle-Clarke, Auk, vii. p. 321 

 (1890 : Fort Churchill, Hudson's Bay) ; Thompson, Proc. U.S. Nat. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 501 (1890: Manitoba, migrant); Later. Auk, ix. 

 p. 43 (1892 : Gray's Harbour, Washington) ; Scott, t. c. p. 212 

 (Florida) ; Allen, Auk, x. p. 123 (1893) ; Tacz. Mem. Acad. Imp. 

 Sci. St. Petersb. (7) xxxix. p. 897 (1893). 



Tringa pacifica, Toions. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 163 (1887: 

 Northern California). 



Adult male in breeding-plumage. Similar to P. alpina, but larger, 

 with a longer bill, and further distinguished by the pure white 

 chin and upper throat, and by a crescent of pure white across the 

 fore-neck, above the black horseshoe ; the black streaks on the 

 lower throat and fore-neck much finer and less pronounced : " bill 

 and feet olive-black ; iris dark brown " {L. Stejneger). Total 

 length 7'7 inches, culmen 1"7, wing 4-85, tail 2-2, tarsus 1*1, 

 middle toe and claw 0*85. 



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

 length 8 inches, culmen 1-7, wing 4*7, tail 2'2, tarsus 1*1, middle 

 toe and claw 1*05. 



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

 alpina, but larger, and somewhat more ashy on the throat and 

 chest than in that species. 



Hah. N. America generally. Eastern Siberia south to China. 



a. S ad. sk. Alaska, May 8. Seebohm Coll. 



b, c. $ ad. ; d. 2 Pt. Barrow, Alaska, June, Salvin-Godrnan Coll. 

 juv. sk. Aug. (J. Murdoch: Hensh. 



Coll.). 



e,f. c? ad. ;g,h, i. St. Michael's, Alaska, May to Salvin-Godnian Coll. 

 c? ? juv. sk. Sept. (E. W. Nelson : Hensh. 



Coll.). 



k. c? juv. sk. Cape Lisburne, Alaska, Aug.21 Seebohm Coll. 



(T. H.Bean). 



I. Juv. sk. Sitka. Capt. Kellett and 



Lieut. Wood [P.]. 



m. Ad. sk. Sitka, Oct. (F. Bischoff). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



n, o. Ad. sk. Vancouver Island. J. K. Lord, Esq. [C.]. 



p. Ad. sk. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [C.I. 



q. Ad. sk. California. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



