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females, September 6, 7, 8, 16. Truk Islands: Moen Island — i male, 

 December 13. 



Most of the birds taken in summer and fall, as late as October 23, 

 were in postnuptial molt. Birds collected in June were in winter 

 plumage (molting) and probably did not go to the breeding grounds. 

 Weights of three males from Guam are 90-104 (95), of six females 

 99-116 (104). 



HETEROSCELUS INCANUS INCANUS (Gmelin) 



Scolopax incana Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. i, pt. 2, 1789, p. 658. (Eimeom 

 [Moorea of the Society Group] and Palmerston Islands.) 



Guam Island : Ritidian Point — i female, May 29 ; Amantes Point— 



1 male, i female, May 26; Oca Point — i male, 2 females, May 21, 24; 

 Facpi Point — 2 males, i female, September 19, 26, 27 ; Achang Bay — 



2 females, September 20, October 23 ; no locality — i male, i female, 

 October 10. Rota Island : Sosan Isthmus— 2 unsexed, October 23, 

 25. Ulithi Atoll: Losiep Island — 2 males, August 22; Mangejang 

 Island — I female, August 20. 



At Guam, where both species of tattlers were found, H. i. incanus, 

 in nuptial plumage, was collected in late May, the last record being 

 on May 29. It was not seen again until August 20 at Ulithi and on 

 September 19 at Guam. The birds taken as late as October 23 were 

 in postnuptial molt. Southward-migrating H. i. brevipes was col- 

 lected earlier, in July. No records for //. /. incanus were obtained 

 in the Palaus. 



Weights of two males from Guam are 175 (May) and 109 (Sep- 

 tember), and of two females in May, 175 and 192. The male collected 

 in September was in poor physical condition, probably owing to the 

 effects of migration. 



ARENARIA INTERPRES (Linnaeus) 



Triiiga Interpres Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. i, 1758, p. 148. (Europe and 

 North America, restricted type locality, Gotland, Sweden.) 



Guam Island: Facpi Point — 2 males, i female, October 19, 26; 

 Agfayan Bay— i female, October 11 ; Achang Bay — i male, October 

 20; Bile Bay — i female, October 23; no locality — i unsexed, October 

 10. Rota Island: Sosan Isthmus — 2 males, October 20, November 

 2. Palau Islands (Peleliu Island) : Akarakoro Point — i male, Sep- 

 tember 8. Truk Islands : Moen Island — i female, December 22. 



Turnstones were found at Guam in late March. They were not seen 

 again until July 24, when a group of three \vere observed at Agfayan 



