BIRDS—-PHALAROPODIDAE—PHALOROPUS FULICARIUS. 107 
Phalaropus, Brisson. 
PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS, (Linn.) Bon. 
Red Phalarope. 
Tringa fulicaria, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 249. 
Phalaropus fulicarius, Bon. Obs. Wils. 1825, 232.—Is. Syn. 1828, 341—Swarnson, F. Bor. Amer. I, 1831, 407.— 
Norr. Man. II, 236.—Aup. Orn. Biog. III, 1835, 404; pl. 255.—Is. Syn. 239.—Is. Birds 
Amer. V, 1842, 291; pl. 339. 
Tringa glacialis, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 675, 
Phalaropus rufus, Patuas, Zoog. Rosso-As. II, 1811, 205. 
Phalaropus platyrhynchus, Temm. Man. I, 712. 
Ficures.—Edwards, Birds, III, pl. 142.—Vieill. Gal. Ois. Il, pl. 270.—Wilson, Am. Orn. IX, pl. 73, fig. 4. Aud. B. of 
Am. pl. 255 ; oct. ed. V, pl. 339.—Pallas, Zoog. Rosso-As. II, pl. 63. 
Sp. Cx.—Bill strong, flattened, widened towards the end; wings long ; tail short; legs short ; plumage thick and compact, 
like the swimming birds. .4dult. Head above, space around the base of the bill, throat, and back, brownish black, feathers of 
the last edged broadly with pale ochre yellow; wings and tail ashy brown, paler on the wing coverts; greater wing coverts 
widely tipped with white ; stripe on the cheek white. Entire under parts deep brownish red, inclining to purple on the abdomen, 
and with a glaucous cast in very mature specimens ; under wing coverts and axillaries pure white ; bill greenish yellow ; feet 
dark bluish brown. Young. Entire upper parts light cinereous ; head above and wings darker, and mixed with blackish brown; 
head in front, and entire under parts white ; tips of greater wing coverts white. Total length, about 73; inches ; wing, 5} ; 
tail, 22 ; bill, 1; tarsus, 3? inch. . 
Hab.—Entire temperate regions of North America ; Asia ; Europe. 
List of specimens, 
Catal. Locality. When collected.| Whence obtained. lorig. Collected by— | Length. | Stretch Remarks. 
No. : | No. of wings. 
2001 | United States. ..| Spring. --.---- S.sH. Baird) = 222 2|- S22 2)-6 fe eae eee eee | en Se | See Sere ee ee 
489 | New York.--.-- YE es ey Oe ih eae eA ae A RMP TN pe ee IE te lech 
ml22 be eCalitomia;--=2>8)--o 202 ---s~ oo. |--n==~ COs Seen rea Same eee gee |e | eee ee ee 
6655 | Shoalwater bay, | Nov. 24, 1854 | Gov. Stevens---- 114 Dr. Cooper-.--| 8.75 16.00 | Iris dark brown, bill 
We D? | black and yellow. 
