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PISOBIA BAIRDn (Coues); Baird's Sandpiper 



Actodromas (Actodromas) Bairdii Coues, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 1861, p. 194 (Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, Canada). 



On October 27 several were noted at the lagoon below Ocumare de 

 la Costa. 



PISOBIA MELANOTOS (Vieillot): Pectoral Sandpiper 



Tringa melanotos Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., vol. 34, 1819, p. 462 (Para- 

 guay). 



A migrant was seen at the lagoon near Ocumare de la Costa Octo- 

 ber 28, and on October 31 one was taken there by Ventura Barnes. 

 At El Sombrero on November 14 half a dozen fed at a rain pool on 

 open prairie. 



PISOBIA FUSCICOLUS (VieUlot): White-nunped Sandpiper 



TVinga fuscicollis Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., vol. 34, 1819, p. 461 (Para- 

 guay). 



Two were seen with other sandpipers at the lagoon below Ocumare 

 de la Costa on October 29. 



MICROPALAMA HIMANTOPUS (Bonaparte): Stilt Sandpiper 



TVinga himantopus Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 2, 1826, 

 p. 157 (Long Branch, N. J.). 



At the lagoon below Ocumare de la Costa eight waded in water 

 nearly to their bodies on October 24, and half a dozen more were seen 

 on October 28. 



Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE 



HIMANTOPUS MEHCANUS (Miiller): Blaclc-necked Stilt 



Charadrius Mexicanus P. L. S. Muller, Natursystem, Suppl., 1776, p. 117 

 (Mexico). 



A few were seen daily at the lagoon at Independencia below Ocu- 

 mare de la Costa from October 23 to 31. A male, taken on October 

 29, has the following measurements: Wing 208, tail 71.4, culmen from 

 base 65.0, tarsus 103.0 mm. 



As there is absolutely no indication of intergradation in pattern, 

 I can see no reason for considering Himantopus mexicanus a geographic 

 race of //. himantojms as is currently suggested. The recurrence of 

 style of pattern in cases of this kind is not to be considered as indica- 

 tion of conspecific relationship. It happens that among the stilts 

 there are only two plumage colors involved, black and white (gray 



