OF THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO. 503 



Genus Calidris. 

 Like Strepsilas, to be found on almost every shore. 



Calideis aeenabia. 



Scolopax calidris, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 245. 



Catidris arenaria, Cuv. ; ScL & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 323. 



Hab. Bindloe Island {Habel). 



" The only specimen of the Sanderling secured on these islands was shot on Bindloe 

 sand-beach, where it was found associating with other wading birds. From these its 

 lighter colour distinguished it, as well as its smaller size. Our tents being pitched on 

 the shore, these birds soon became shy ; and this one was killed by a long shot." H. 



Genus Heteroscelus. 

 This genus, as restricted, comprises one or two species which are found on the coasts 

 and islands of the Pacific Ocean and along the western shores of the continent of North 

 America. 



Heteroscelus incanus. 



Ash-coloured Snipe, Lath. Syn. iii. p. 154 (Eimeo and Palmerston Islands) ; imde 



Scolopax incana, Gm. S. N. i. p. 658. 



Heteroscelus brevipes, Baird, Birds N. Am. p. 734. 



Totanus fuliginosus, Gould, Zool. Voy. Beagle, iii. p. 130; Gray & Mitch. Gen. B. iii. t. 154. 



Totanus brevipes, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 323 (ex VieiU.). 



Actitis incanus, Finsch & Haiti. Orn. Centr.-Polyn. p. 182. 



Hah. Galapagos [Darwin) ; Indefatigable and Abingdon Islands [Habel). 



There can be no doubt, I think, that G. R. Gray (Hand-1. iii. p. 45) was right in 

 referring this species to the Ash-coloured Snipe of Latham's Synopsis. The bird has 

 a wide range, being found throughout the Pacific. The particulars of its distribution 

 are fully given in Finsch and Hartlaub's work quoted above. 



" This bird was obtained with difficulty, partly because of its shyness, partly because 

 it seeks the outlying reefs, seldom coming inshore. On the rocks it remains stationary, 

 moving but little in search of its food, which consists of crabs, which are seized with a 

 sudden dart of its beak. One of my two specimens was secured on Indefatigable Island, 

 the other on Abingdon, thus showing its wide distribution." — H. 



Genus Tringa. 

 This genus is found on the sea-coasts of all parts of the world. The species occurrin" 

 in the Galapagos is identical with a common North-American bird, which in winter 

 migrates into South America, reaching far beyond the equator. 



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