28 />'/A'/)s ()/■- I III- ii.iii'.iii.i.v cRorn. 



friiialc: Similar to male but larger, )i'(>it)ig: Above, including wing coverts, buffy 

 greyish or dull clay color irregularly varied with dusky ; lower parts dull buffy whitish 

 shaded across chest with deeper greyish buff. Length 14.60-16.00, wing 8.25-9.15, 



culnien 3.17-4.70, tarsus 2.00-2.45, middle toe 1.10-1.33 Hab. Coasts of 



Eastern Asia and across to Alaska, migrating south in winter to New^ Zealand and 

 Australia; Lower California, casual in winter (Ridgwav). Kauai.'" 



49. I/, lappon'ica bau'eri (N.vim.). Pacific Godwit. 



CrHNXTs CAIy'IDRIS CrviKK. 



IVm/rr: General color above light ashj- grey with more or less distinct hoary 

 edges to the feathers and blackish shaft stripes; under parts white. Summer: Differs 

 from the winter in being mottled and not uniform; greater wing coverts broadly tipped 

 with white; above light rusty, mottled and spotted with blackish on the feathers; head, 

 neck and cliest light rusty. Spriiiq-: Above light greyish coarsely spotted with l)lack, 

 streaks of black on the neck. \'iiiiiio: Similar to winter adult but not so uniform 

 aljove. Only seen in winter plumage in Hawaii(?). Length about 8.00, wing 4.80- 

 4.90, tail 2.25-2.30, tarsus .95, middle toe .73, culmen .90-1.00. Ilah. Nearly cosmo- 

 politan. Hawaiian Islands. 



50. C. arena ria ( LixN. ). Sanderling, Hunakai. 



Cknts NUME'NIUS Hkisso.n. 

 l-'ra/l/rrs oj the /lu'ol/s /cni/ina/ii/o in /ono brisllc-likc points; quills with whitish 

 or rufous on the inner edge; a central longitudinal pale band down the crown, with 

 the sides of the crown blackish brown forming a broad baud down the sides of the 

 latter; auxilliaries pale cinnamon barred with wide stripes of dark brown ; upper parts 

 sooty brown and buff; tail coverts uniform cinnamon buff; lower parts dull 1)uft; 

 cheeks, neck and breast streaked with brown. Fci>ialc similar. Length about 17.00, 

 wing 9.00-9.25, tail 3.75, culmen 2.95-3.25, tarsus 2.15-2.35. Hab. Most of the islands 

 of the Pacific. Hawaiian Lslands. 



PI. XXV., 9752. 51. N. tahitien'sis (Gmkl.). Bristle-thighed Curlew, Kioea. 



Family CHARADRIID^.— Plovers. 



GriiHs. 

 With no spur and no facial wattles; wing less than 8.00; ])lumage without 

 metallic tint; head not crested; no hind toe (Page 28.) Charad'ritlS. 



Oknus CHARAD'RIUS Linn.^us. 



No hind toe. Adult stimmi-r: General color above mottled with black, golden 

 and ashy chin, throat and lower parts dull dusky black ; a frontal band and long ey&- 



JoThe speciiiieu from which tht aljove descnplioii was taken is iu the possession of Mr. l-rancis Oay and was secured by him on Die 

 island of Kana The measurements are, length 17.00, wing y.oo. tail 3.00, culmen 4.10, tarsus 2.25, middle toe 1.50 (?). A fine winter specimen 

 i.s in St. Louis College cabinet. Dr. Schaninslaiul also records [.iiimsa novtr-zt'olauciiir. Sah'., from l,a\'san. 



