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PIIALAROPES. 



coverts rufouH ; under parts tlull, reddish brown. Ad. in winter. — Top of tho 

 heud und under parts white ; rej^ion about tiie eye and back of tiie neek fus- 

 cous; buck and scapulars tlark pearl-gray; winjrs ^'rayish fuscous, tiie coverts 

 and secondaries tipped witli wliite ; rump and tail fuscous. Ym.— " Top of tho 

 head, liind neck, back, and scapulars dull black, the feathers edired with (K'hra- 

 ceous; wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts plumbeous, the midille 

 coverts liordered with pale bull", the tail-coverts with oehraceous; liead and 

 neck (except as described above) and lower i>arts white, the throat and chest 

 tinged with brownish bulf. L., b-1'.i; \V., if'M ; U., v^7 ; Tar., •f^'.i"' (Kidgw.). 



lianije. — " ISortiiern parts of northern hemisi)here, l>reeiling in llie arctic 

 regions and migrating south in winter: in the United States, south to the 

 Middle States, Oliio Valley, and Cape St. Lucas ; chietiy maritime " ( A. O. U.). 



Washington, casual, one record, Oct. Long Island, not uncommon T. V., 

 May ; Aug. to Nov. 



JSed., a slight hollow in the ground lined with a few bits of moss and 

 gra.s»es. J^<J(J»i three to four, similar to tho.sc of the following species, l-'J'i x -90. 



This pelagic species is found in numbers some distiince off our 

 coasts ; it occurs on land rarely, and generally only alter storms. 



SS3> PhalaroirasIobatus(Zi>«/<.). Nuktiiekn IMiai.auope. Ad. 9 in 



eumiiter. — Upper parts slaty gray ; back and scapulars edged with ocliraceous- 

 butt"; sides and front of the neck rufous, more t>r less mi,\ed with slaty gray ; 

 rest of under parts white. Ad. $ in sionnier. — Similar, but upper parts black, 

 and with more oehraceous; sides and front of the nock mixed witli fuscous. 

 Ada. in wiutit: — Upper parts grayish, more or less mixerl with white ; tips of 

 greater wing-eoverts and sometimes part of the secftndarics whit(\ occasion- 

 ally with trUces of rufous on the sides of the neek ; under parts wliite. more 

 or less mottled witli grayish on the breast. Im. — Upper parts black, edged 

 ■with straw-color; forehead white ; under parts white, breast sometimes lightly 

 waslied with huffy. L., T'Tn; W., 4-50; Tar., -80; B., -85. 



liaufn'. — "Northern portions of the nortliern hemisphere, breeding in 

 arctic latitudes; south in winter to the tropics" (A. (). U.). 



Washington, casual, one record, Se[>t. Long Island, common T. V., Aug. 

 to Nov. ; May. 



Neat., a slight liollow in tlie ground lined witli grass and mosses. Eritjn, 

 three to four, pale olive-gray heavily blotched with deep chocolate, 1"18 x -BS. 



During its presence off our coasts this species resembles the pre- 

 ceding in habits. It is, however, more common, and under proper 

 conditions sometimes occurs in larger flights. I have seen it in great 

 numbers about one hundred miles off Rarnegat, New Jersey, in May. 

 For several hours the steamer passed through flocks of these Sea 

 Snipe, which were swimming on the ocean. They arose in a body at 

 our approach, and in close rank whirled away to the right or left in 

 search of new feeding grounds. 



284. Phalaropus tricolor ( fifilL). Wu.son's rnAi.AnopE. Ad. 

 9 in summer.— To\) of the head and middle of the back i)earl-gray, napo 



