1915 HYPOTHETICAL LIST 179 
of more exact locality, by Sharpe (Cat. Bds. British Mus., xxtv, 1896, pp. 391, 
756). As remarked by Cooke (U.S. Biol. Surv., Bull. no. 35, 1910, p. 53), this 
record needs confirmation. Although occurring in summer in subaretie America 
west to western Alaska, this species appears to pass in migration wholly east of 
the Rocky Mountains. 
20 (266) ; Numenius borealis (Forster) 
Eskimo CurRLEW 
Status—Ascribed to the state three times: ‘‘common”’ ‘‘in the San Fran- 
cisco market’’ (Heermann, Pac. R. R. Rep., x, 1859, p. 66) ; specimen shot at San 
Diego in September, 1883 (Holterhoff, Auk, 1, 1884, p. 393) ; ‘‘flock of about a 
dozen’’ seen ‘‘a number of years ago’’ by P. I. Hoagland ‘‘at Coronado Beach, 
near Tia Juana’’, and a few shot [but evidently not preserved] (Swenk, Proc. 
Nebr. Orn. Union, vi, 1915, p. 31). The first two of these records, at least, are 
believed to have been based upon small specimens of NV. hudsonicus (see Belding, 
Zoe, m1, 1892, p. 257). As far as known the species (now nearly or quite ex- 
tinct) passed in migration entirely east of the Rocky Mountains. 
21 (276) Aegialitis dubia (Scopoli) 
LirtLe Ringep PLOVER 
Synonyms—Aegialitis nucrorhynchus; Aegialitis curonica. 
Status—Possibly a casual visitant; one instance: specimen (no. 39523, U. S. 
Nat. Mus.) supposed to have been taken at San Francisco (Ridgway, Amer. Nat., 
vill, 1874, p. 109; Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, Water Bds. N. Amer., 1, 1884, p. 
160). As indicated by the question mark in the account under the second cita- 
tion, some doubt appertains to this record. The species is palearctic, and has oc- 
curred casually in Alaska. 
22 (283) Arenaria interpres interpres (Linnaeus) 
EUROPEAN TURNSTONE 
Status—An immature female Turnstone taken at Pacific Beach, San Diego 
County, September 8, 1904, is so identified by L. B. Bishop and H. C. Ober- 
holser (Bishop, Condor, vu, 1905, p. 141). Examination of a series of the ordi- 
nary Ruddy Turnstone reveals such wide variation individually that I am led to 
query the above instance. 
23 (——) Phasianus torquatus Gmelin 
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 
Synonyms—China Pheasant; Mongolian Pheasant. 
Status—Numbers have been repeatedly liberated under both private and 
publie auspices. The earliest recorded experiment was in 1894, and from 1897 
to 1900 many more were brought in from Oregon and liberated; later, a game 
farm was established by the California Fish and Game Commissioners, and 
pheasants propagated for stocking (Oldys, U. S. Dept. Agric., Farmers’ Bull. 
390, 1910, p. 16). According to the latest statements of the State Fish and 
Game Commission (22nd Biennial Rep., 1913, pp. 23-24; 23rd Biennial Rep., 
