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cannot see any specific difference between the Woodcocks from the 

 two localities mentioned. Thus in this instance I agree with the 

 late Mr. Seebohm and differ from Count Salvadori's conclusions. 

 JIab. Mountains of Java and of North-western New Guinea. 



a. Ad. sk. Java (Hursfie/d). India Museum. 



(Type of the species.) 



b. Imm. sk. Salak, Java. Dr. Vordermau [P.], 



c. d ad. sk. Arfftk Mountains, N.W. New Mr. Bruijn [0.]. 



Guinea. 



d. J ad. sk. Hatam, Arfak Mountains. Seebohm Coll. 



Type. 



74. PHILOHELA. 



Microptera, Nuttall, Man. Orn. ii. p. 192 (1834, nee 



Micropterus, Lesson, 1831) P. minor. 



Philohela, Gray, List Gen. B. 1841, p. 90 P. minor. 



Range. North America. 



1. Philohela minor. 



Little Woodcock, Penn. Arctic Zool. ii. p. 463, pi. xix. fig. 2 (1785) ; 

 Lath. Gen. Syn. hi. pt. 1, p. 131 (1785: New York). 



Scolopax minor, Gin. Syst. Nat. i. p. 661 (1788) ; Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 

 p. 714 (1790) ; Wilson, Amer. Orn, vi. p. 40, pi. 48. fig. 2 (1812); 

 Up. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ii. p. 331 (1826); Audub. Orn. Biogr. iii. 

 p. 474, pi. eclxviii. fig. 1 (1835) ; Sclil. Mus. Pays-Bas, Scolopaces, 

 p. 3 (1864) ; A. <$• E. Newton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 116 (1881) ; 

 Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. p. 504 (1888). 



Rusticola minor, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. iii. p. 351 (1816); id. 

 Gal. Ois. ii. p. 112, pi. 242 (1825); Less. Truitd d'Orn. p. 555 

 (1831) ; Bp. Comp. List B. Eur. $■ N. Amer. p. 52 (1838) ; Gosse, 

 B. Jamaica, p. 354 (1847); Bp. C. R. xliii. p. 579 (1856); March, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1864, p. 08 (Jamaica). 



Microptera minor, Nuttall, Man. Orn. ii. p. 194 (1834). 



Lesser Woodcock, Nut/all, Man, Orn. ii. p. 194. 



Microptera americana, Audub. Syn. p. 250 (1839) ; id. B. Amer. 8vo, 

 vi. p. 15, pi. 352 (1839) ; Giraud, B. Lony Isl. p. 266 (1844). 



Philohela minor, Grai/, List Gen. B. p. 90(1841); id. List Grail. 

 Brit. Mus. p. 112 "(1844: Kockport) ; id. Gen. B. iii. p. 584, 

 pi. 157. lig. 2 (1846); Reickenb. Grail, tab. lxviii. fig. 554 (1850); 

 Licht. Nomend. A v. Mus. Berol. p. !>.". (1*51); Cuss, in Bawd's 

 B. N. Amer. p. 709 (1858 : Pennsylvania; Nebraska); Boardm. 

 Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. ix. p. 128 (1802 : Pay of Fundy, 

 breeding) ; Mellwraith, Proc. Essex Inst. v. p. 92 (1866 : Hamilton, 

 Canada West) ; Coues, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. xii. p. 122 

 (1868: South Carolina); Allen, Mem. Host. Soc. i. p. 541 (1868: 

 Western Iowa); Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 54, no. 10355 (1871); 

 Maynard, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. xiv. p. 883 ( 1*71 : Lake 

 Um'bagog, breeding); Allen, Hull. Mus. ('./.. ii. p. 355 (1871: 

 Florida) ; Scott, Proc Boat. Sue. Nat. Hist. xv. p. 227 | L872 : Wert 

 Virginia); Coues, Kc</ N. Amer. 11. p. 252 (1*72); id. />'. N.-West, 

 p. 472 (1874) ; Ridyir. Ann. Lye. N. Y. x. p. 383 (1874 : Illinois) ; 

 id. Proc. Bost. Soc' Nat. Hist', xvi. p. 824 (1874 : Lower Wabash 

 Valley) ; Reid. Zool. 1877, p. 476 (Bermudas) ; Maynard, B. East. 



