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differences in skins in breeding plumage. In winter plumage’ east er 
skins appear to be just a trifle paler than western ones. ” 
* TRINGA GLAREOLA (Gmelin). 
1 specimens, Mengtsze, Aug., Sept., Nov., 1910. 
TRINGA’ OCHROPUS ASSAMI Mathews. 
19, Mengtsze, 5 Sept., 1910. 
* XENUS CINEREUS (Giildenstein). 
14, Mengtsze, 19 Sept., 1910. 
* PISOBIA DAMACENSIS (Horsfield). 
1¢, Mengtsze, 25 April, 1911. 
* LIMOSA LIMOSA MELANUROIDES Gould. 
14, Mengtsze, 1 Sept., 1910. 7 
We quite agree with Mathews that the eastern Black-tailed god wit : 
is a well-marked race, at once differing from the western form by its 
much inferior size. 
GALLINAGO GALLINAGO GALLINAGO (Linné). 
1 adult ¢, Mengtsze, 27 Oct., 1910. This specimen is perfe ctly 
typical of the western race of the snipe. 
* GALLINAGO GALLINAGO UNICLAVUS Hodgson. 
4 specimens, both sexes, Mengtsze, Oct., Dec., 1910, all typic al of 
the eastern form (that breeds in northeastern Siberia). 
* GALLINAGO STRENUA (Ruhl). 
6 specimens, Mengtsze, Sept., Dec. 
