BIRDS — HAEMATOPODIDAE STREPSILAS INTEEPRES. 701 



fauna of the United States, though so given by Mr. Audubon. It was described and figured 

 by that distinguished ornithologist from specimens in Dr. Townsend's collection, which were, 

 very probably, from Peru or Chili, where he collected on the route from Oregon to the United 

 States. No one of the later observers and collectors have met with this bird at any locality in 

 North America, and it ought very probably to be omitted from our ornithology. It is a well 

 known species of South America. 



This bird much resembles that immediately preceding, H. niger, Pallas, (which is H. 

 Baclimani, Audubon,) but is constantly darker in color, and has the legs bright red. It is also 

 slightly larger than either of the preceding. Excellent specimens of this species are in the 

 National Museum, brought from Chile by Capt. Gilliss' U. S. Astronomical Expedition. 



STREPSILAS, Illiger. 



Slrepsilas, Illiger, Prodromus, 1811. Type Triiiga inttrpres, L. 



Ch. — Upper jaw with the culmen straight from the nasal groove to near the slightly upward bent tip ; the bill tapering to a 

 rather blunt point. No membrane between the anterior toes. Hind toe lengthened, touching the ground. Legs transversely 

 scutellate anteriorly ; reticulated laterally and behind. Tail rounded. 



The nasal groove is very broad and shallow, obtuse anteriorly, and not extending beyond the 

 middle of the bill. The lower edge of upper jaw ascends slightly from the middle to near the 

 tip. 



STREPSILAS INTEEPRES, (Linn.) 111. 



Turustoue. 



Tringainterjirts, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 248.— W»ls. Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 32; pi. Ivii. 



Slrefsilas interpres, Illiger, Prod. 1811, 263.— Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 371.— Nbtt. II, 30.— Aim. Orn. Biog. 



IV, 1838, 31 ; pi. 304.— Is. Syn. 227.— Ib. Birds Amer. V, 1842, 231 ; pi. 323. 

 Tringa morinetla, Linn. I, 1766, 249. (Young.) 

 Strepsilas coUaris, Temm. Man. II, 553. 

 Charadrius cinclus, Pallas. 



Figures.— EufF. PI. Enl. 856.— Vieill. Gal. II, pi. 237.— Wilson, Am. Orn. VII, pi. 57, fig. 1.— Aud. B. of Am. pi. 304 ; 

 oct. ed. V, pi. 323.— Gould B. of Eur. pi. 318. 



Sp. Ch. — Upper parts rather irregularly variegated with black, dark rufous and white. Head and neck above generally 

 white, with numerous spots and stripes of brownish black on the crown and occiput ; space in front of the eye white, usually 

 surrounded with black ; throat white, on each side of which is a stripe of black running from the base of the bill downwards 

 and joining a large space of the same color (black) on the neck before and breast. Abdomen, under wing coverts, under tail 

 coverts, back and rump, white. Quills brownish black, with their shafts white; tail white at base, with its terminal half 

 brownish black, and tipped with white. Greater wing coverts widely tipped with white, forming a conspicuous oblique bar 

 across the wing ; bill black ; legs orange. In winter the black of the upper parts is more apparent, and the rufous is of less 

 extent and of lighter shade. Total length about 9 inches ; wing, 6 ; tail, 2^ inches. 



Hob. — Shores of the Atlantic and Pacific, throughout North America. One of the most widely diffused of birds, being found 

 in nearly all parts of the world. 



