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ish decoration. The markings on the under surface become shadings 

 of dusky ash. The legs and feet are of an olive yellow shade. 



Geographical Range. America. Breeding in the northern portion of 

 the continent and visiting the extreme south of South America during 

 winter, though many winter as far north at least as Florida. 



The greater yellow-legs was not noticed by the naturalists of the Prince- 

 ton Expeditions. Material in the British Museum of Natural History 

 and in the Princeton Museum has been used as a basis for the descriptions 

 of plumage, given above. 



Brief biographical sketches of the habits of the birds both in summer and 

 winter are appended. 



"I saw an example of either this species or T. flavipes (I think the 

 latter) on the 2Oth October. In autumn this species appeared ; one shot 

 on 3d March from a Canada was extremely fat. Just a month later I shot 

 one of a pair, and a day or two after saw another. The note is very loud 

 and powerful, somewhat resembling that of the Greenshank, sometimes 

 triple, but generally quadruple." (O. V. Alpin, on Birds Uruguay, Ibis, 

 p. 209, 1894.) 



Mr. Barrows writes: "Occurs sparingly at Concepion every month in 

 the year, but in increased numbers during August, September, October 

 ' and November. 



"Birds taken during August and September were for the most part in 

 worn plumage and quite thin ; but I never found any which showed evi- 

 dence of any nearness to the breeding season. I believe that part of 

 these birds bred in North America, and the rest are natives of the south- 

 ern pampas of Patagonia. They were abundant at Azul, January 25 to 

 3 1 ; at Bahia Blanca one was seen on February 8 ; I heard them at Paun, 

 March 28, and they were numerous at Carhue the first week in April." 

 (Barrows, Auk, I, p. 315, October, 1884.) 



TOTANUS FLAVIPES (Gmelin). 



Yellowshanks, Penn. Arctic Zool II. p. 468 (1785) ; Lath. Gen. Syn. III. 



pt. i. p. 152 (1785). 



Scolopax flavipes, Gm. Syst. Nat. I. p. 657 (1788). 

 Chorlito pardo mayor, Azara, Apunt. III. p. 314 (1805). 



