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dd. Hill stout and pointed, culnien arched toward the tip, very 

 pointed and wedge-shaped at the ti]i; or, exposed cnlnien equal to or shorter than the 



middle toe without the claw ( Page 29. ) Aphriz 'idse. 



CC. Front (i{ tarsus covered with small irregular or hexagonal scales 

 in front and behind, and with the dentrum or end of the upper mandible enlarged; bill 

 shorter than the tarsus ( Page 28. ) Charadi'idae. 



Family PHALAROPO'DID^.— Phai.aropks. 



( rCI/rTd. 



a. Bill slender, almost c^■lindrical, not widening towards the end; nostrils sepa- 

 rated from the loral feathers by a space equal to the depth of the upper mandible at 

 the base ( Page 25. ) PhalaropUS. 



aa. Hill broad, flattened, somewhat widened toward the end; nostrils somewhat 

 separated from the loral feathers b\- a space less than the depth of the u])per mandible 

 at the base < Page 25. ) Crymophilus. 



Ck.nts PHALAR'OPUS Hkisso.v. 



Web between middle and outer toes extending to or beyond the second joint of 

 the latter; lateral membrane of all the toes distinctly scalloped. ( Sub-genus /y/r/A/- 

 n>p!is.) Adult fni/a/f in s/iiini/cr: Above dark plumbeous, the back striped with 

 ochreous buff; wings dusky, the greater coverts broadly tipped with white; lower parts 

 white; chest and sides of neck rufous. Adult male in siiuiiiur: Similar to the fenuile, 

 but colors duller, the rufous confined to the sides of the neck and less distinct ; the 

 chest chieffy mixed with white or greyish. U'intrr piiin/aoc : Forehead, supercilliary 

 stripe, sides of head and neck with lower parts generally pure white ; top of head grey- 

 ish ; upper parts chiefly greyish ; under parts for the most part white. Length 7.00, wing 

 4.10, tail 1.90, culmen .88, toe .90. Hah. Arftic regions; .southward in winter. Kauai. 



44. P. loba'tus-' (LixN. ). Northern Phalerope. 



Gknus CRYMO'PHIIvUS Vikii.i.ot. 

 Sininucr female: Fore part of head deep plumbeous black; hind neck plain 

 cinnamon and plumbeous; sides of head white; sides of neck and entire under parts 

 vinous chestnut ; general color of back sandy buff, streaked with black centres to the 

 feathers; lesser wing coverts slaty blue with whitish edgings. Male: Similar to the 

 female, but less brightly colored; the head sandy brown streaked with blackish like 

 the back; a good deal of white on the under surface of the body and tliroat. Male iii 

 iciiiter: Bluish grey above; wings more dusky than in summer, but still retain the 

 white markings ; head, neck and lower parts pure white, with the occiput and space 

 about the eye dark plumbeous. Voitiii^^: Top of head, hind neck, back and scapulars 



=s The only specimen in the Museum was .)uc sh..t l.y Mr. A. F. Judd on Kauai during the winter of iS9J^J. This seems to be the first 

 record of /-*. lohahts appearin*.; in Hawaii 



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