NO. 15 BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC WAR AREA BAKER 29 



ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS (Linnaeus) 



Triiiga Hypoleucos Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. i, 1758, p. 149. (Europe, 

 restricted type locality, Sweden.) 



Hentona — i male, i female, August 24, September 3. 



HETEROSCELUS INCANUS BREVIPES (Vieillot) 



Totanus hrevlpes Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., vol. 6, 1816, p. 410. (No 

 locality given; the type is from Timor.) 



Chuda — I male, i female, May 5 ; Heianza Shima — i female, July 

 30 ; Hentona — i female, i unsexed, September 8. 



The birds collected in May and July are in nuptial phmiage. The 

 birds taken in September are in winter plumage. 



GALLINAGO MEGALA Swinhoe 



Gallinago mcgala Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 343. (Between Takoo and Peking, 

 China.) 



Hentona — i male, 3 females, August 9, 31. 

 Birds were collected in rice fields. 



STERNA ALBIFRONS SINENSIS Gmelin 



Sterna sinensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. i, pt. 2, 1789, p. 608. ("Sina" :::= China, 

 ex Latham.) 



Heianza Shima — i male, July 30. 



STERNA SUMATRANA SUMATRANA Raffles 



Sterna Sumatrana Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 13, pt. 2, 1822, p. 

 329. (Sumatra.) 



Heianza Shima — i male, i female, July 31. 



STERNA DOUGALLII BANGSI Mathews 



Sterna dongallii bangsi Mathews, Birds of Australia, vol. 2, 1912, p. 364 (Foo- 

 chow, China.) 



Heianza Shima — i unsexed, July 26. 



ANGUS STOLIDUS PILEATUS (Scopoli) 



Sterna pileata Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Lisubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 92. (No 

 locality = Philippines, ex Sonnerat.) 



Benoki — i juvenile female, September 17; Hentona — i juvenile 

 female, September 17. 



