124 U. §. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
List of specimens. 
Uatal.| Sex. Locality. When collect-| Whence obtained. | Orig’]| Collected by— | Length.| Stretch| Wing. Remarks. 
No. ed. No. of wings. 
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1150 Q Cape May, N.J........ .| July 20,1843 | S. P. Baird ........|ss00. 
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8459 | ......2.| FlOrida :..... cccess cece: |ecccceesssaes G. Wiirdemann.... 
6683 Puget’s Sound, W. T.....| Aug. 26,1856 | Dr. Suckley....... 
GG804) recieves MOLES SLE ACOOM-;Wrei Lineal cascievinnnicjnes Gov. Stevens...... 40 | Dr. Suckley.... [eee oes |ecceccee[ececancs|coescccescessces voce 
9535 |.... Simeahmoo, W.T...... Nov. 24,1857] A. Campbell. ......|..00- Dr. Kennerly..|....cces|sscceeee|sceceee: [seen cceces cececerees 
G670}|Jasceee- Shoalwater bay, W. T....| Mar. 2,154 | Gov. Stevens ......|.e00- Dr. Cooper..... 8.00 | 15.50 |....e00. Iris brown; bill and 
feet black. 
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L7BBT eer ciciciste England... ..ceveessccccee|oe secescce cues SOE. Baird: <2 cecac|'scncenlaccee -esce tescisjei|scosieces|onasieiecs|sncesosel|'sscclcienepicccsicenass 
EREUNETES, Illiger. 
Ereunetes, Ixuicer, Prodromus, 1811, 262. 
Hemipalama, Bonar. Obs. Wils. 1825, No. 212. Type Tringa semipalmata. Not of Syn. 1828. 
Heteropoda, Nutr. Man. II, 1834. Not of Latreille, 1804. 
The genus Hreunetes of Iliger has for its type a species, called ZH. petrificatus by him, from 
Bahia, supposed to be identical with Zringa semipalmata, although the description, ‘‘ smaller 
than <Actitis hypoleucus, the colors similar,’’ leaves much to be desired. 
The bill of our species of Hreunetes is quite stout and considerably expanded, by which it is 
readily distinguished from Actodromas wilsonii independently of the semipalmated feet. The 
tarsus and middle toe are about equal; the tibia denuded anteriorly for about two-thirds the 
length of tarsus. The basal membrane of toes is more scolloped out interiorly than exteriorly ; 
the notch externally not quite as deep as to the first joint, although the membrane extends 
beyond the second. There is a tendency to hexagonal sub-division in the bare portion of tibia 
anteriorly. The tail is doubly emarginate. 
EREUNETES PETRIFICATUS, I11. 
Semipalmated Sandpiper. 
? Tringa pusilla, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 252. 
Ereunetes petrificatus, Inxicer, Prod. 1811, 262. (Proved identical with Zringa semipalmata, Wils. by Cabanis.) from 
actual examination of original specimen in Berlin Mus. 
Tringa semipalmata, Witson, Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 131; pl. lxiii—Sw. F. B. A. II, 381.—Avp. Orn. Biog. V, 1839, 
111; pl. 408.—Ik. Syn 236.—Ie Birds Amer. V, 1842, 277; pl. 336. 
Tringa (Hemipalama) semipalmata, Bon, Obs. Wils. 1825; No. 212. 
Tringa ( He'eropoda) semipalmata, Nutt Man. II; 1834, 136. 
Haterepoda semipalmata, Bon. List, 1838. 
Ereunetes semipalmatus, Cas. Schomburgk’s Reise, III, 753.—Bon. Comptes Rendus, XLIIIJ, Sept. 1856.—CaBanis, 
Journ. Noy. 1856, 419. (Cuba.) - 
Tringa brevirostris, Spix, Av. Bras. 11, 1825, 76. 
? Heteropoda mauri, Bon. Comp. List, 1538. 
Ereunetes mauri, Gunpu. Cab. Jour. 1856, 419. 
Hemipalama minor, Guypiacu, Lembeye, Av. Cuba. 
Fiaures —Wilson, Am. Orn. VII, pl. 63, fig. 4.—Aud. B. of Am. pl. 405, oct. ed. V, pl. 336.—Spix, B. of Brazil, II, pl. 93. 
