GREY PHALAROPE. 269 



nearly perfected, but upon the back, nape, and 

 crown, several dark feathers intermixed with grey, 

 and having rufous edges, still remain ; the wings are 

 of a deep tint, and the long tertials are broadly 

 edged with white; the bill, in this specimen, is 

 entirely black. Our plate represents both states of 

 plumage. 



Dr. Richardson has hinted at the existence of 

 two species of broad or flat-billed Phalaropes, differ- 

 ing materially in the size and length of the bills.* 

 We give the dimensions of the birds before us, to 

 induce comparison : 



No. 1. No. 2. 



a - f Total length rather more than 8 7| 



f SJWing ........................... 5& 5^ 



11 1 Bill ........................... 1 1 



* [Tarsus ...................... .. ft ft 



a . fTotal length ........................... 8 



Wing 

 l 



Si Bill ................................ 9 



& rp 



^ Tarsus ................................. T 8 5 



i-Sd fTotallength ............ 7 



HI 1 Wng .................... 4. 9 lines. 



' I Bill ...................... 11 lines to rictus 



' | * { Tarsus ................. 10 lines. 



THE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, PHALAROPUS 



(LOBIPES) HYPERBOREUS. Lobipes hyperborea. Cue. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus, Lath., Temm., etc. 



Red Lolefoot, Red Phalarope, or Red-necked Pha- 



* Fauna Boreali- Americana Birds, PI. 40 8- -9. 



