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while correctly adopting T. pect oralis, Say, as a synonym of 

 T. maculata, Vieillot, adds also as a synonym T. Boiiapartei, 

 Schlegel, wliicli of course is quite distinct {cf. Compt. Rend. 

 1856, p. 596, and Rev. Zool. 1857, p. 120). Other authors, e.ff. 

 Cassin, have designated T, Bairdii as T. Bonapartei. 



" Messrs. Sclater and Salvin observe (P. Z. S. 1868, p. 144) 

 that this species appears to be the ChorlUo lomo negro of Azara ; 

 and if so, Mr. Coues^s name will have to give way to Tringa me- 

 lanota, Vieillot {T. dorsalis, Meyen and Licht.). 



" Notwithstanding the confusion which appears to exist with 

 regard to this species, it may be readily recognized by any one 

 Avho has read the remarks of Mr. Elliott Cones in his Mono- 

 graph of the Tringse of North America (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philad. 1861) ; Mr. Coues has therein clearly pointed out the di- 

 stinctive characters of this species. 



"Adopting the germs Actodj-omas, which was proposed by Kaup 

 in 1829, for what he considers 'a. well marked and very natural 

 group of Sandpipers,-" he includes therein the five : — A. maculata, 

 Vieillot; A. Bairdii, Coues; A. minutilla, Vieillot; A. Bona- 

 partei, Schlegel; and A. Cooperi, Baird. 



" After pointing out that A. Bairdii is intermediate in size 

 between macidata and minutilla, he gives the characters by which 

 it may be distinguished from the species to which it is most 

 nearly allied in form and coloui" and with which it has been 

 frequently confounded. These characters may be conveniently 

 stated as follows : — 



"A. Bairdii, Coues. A. Bonapartei, Schleg. 



Length about 7"25 inches. Length about 7'50 inches. 



Bill slender, entirely black. Bill stout, flesh-colom- at base 



below. 

 Feathers extending on the Feathers extending but little if 

 lower mandible much beyond any beyond those on the 



those on the upper. upper. 



Uppertail-covertsmuchlength- Upper tail-coverts moderate 

 eued, hlack; central tail- white; the central tail-fea- 



feathers projecting but little ; thers projecting considerably, 



the emargination of the tail and tail deeply emarginate. 



slight. 



