° 1918' J Oberholser, Subspecies of Numenius amer'.canus. 191 



(Dec. 19, 1916); Rockport (Feb. 28, 1896); Nueces County (Oct. 

 9 and 10, 1912; Nov. 23 and 24, 1912); Corpus Christi (Sept. 16, 

 1886; May, 1882; Feb. 12, 1899; Mar. 12, 1899; Oct. 20 and 24, 

 1909); Brownsville (Feb. 3, 1897; Sept. 8, 1893; Nov. 9 and 10, 

 1914; Sept. 26, 1914; Dec. 11, 14, and 22, 1909; Nov. 18, 1909). 



Utah — Fairfield (July 28, 1890) ; Duckville Gun Club, mouth of 

 Bear River (June 7, 1916); Hansen's Island, mouth of Bear River 

 (May 29, 1916); south shore of Great Salt Lake (June 11, 1869); 

 Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake (June 4 and 5, 1869). 



Virginia. — No more definite locality given (March, 1872). 



Wyoming. — Laramie Peak (June, 1864). 



Lower California. — Mouth of Colorado River (May 15, 1915); 

 La Paz (March 12, 1912; Feb. 7, 1887); San Quintin (July 4, 

 1906); Abreojos Point (March 16, 1911); San Jose del Cabo 

 (Aug. 26, 1887). 



Oaxaca. — Near Juchitan (Dec. 11, 1868). 



San Luis Potosi. — ■ San Luis Potosi (Feb. 7, — ). 



Taviaulijms. — Matamoros (Feb. 11, 1909). 



Vera Cruz. — Jalapa; Tlacotalpam (Feb. 10, 1901). 



Numenius americanus occidentalis Woodhouse. 



Numineus [sic] occidentalis Woodhouse, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1852, p. 194 (near Albuquerque, New Mexico). 



Numenius americanus parvus Bishop, 'The Auk,' XXVII, No. 1, January, 

 1910, p. 59 (Crane Lake, Saskatchewan). 



Chars, subsp. — Similar to Numenius americanus americanus, but 

 decidedly smaller, particularly the bill and wing. 



Measurements. 1 — Male: wing, 253.5-261 (average, 259) mm.; tail, 

 105-117 (112); exposed culmen, 106-145 (121); tarsus, 70-81 (74). 



Female: wing, 252-275 (average, 266) mm.; tail, 104.5-116 (111); 

 exposed culmen, 118-162 (147); tarsus, 73-88 (80). 



Type locality. — Near Albuquerque, New Mexico. 



Geographic distribution. — Southwestern Canada, the United States, 

 Mexico, and Jamaica. Breeds north to southern Manitoba, southern 

 Saskatchewan, southern Alberta, and southern British Columbia; west to 

 central southern British Columbia, middle Oregon, and central northern 



1 Transposed into millimeters from the measurements given by Dr. Louis B. Bishop, in 

 'The Auk,' No. 1, January, 1910, p. 60. 



