1887.] THE FAUNA OF COREA. 58 7 



Heteractitis brevipes, Stejn. Res. Ornith. Explor. Kamtsch. 

 p. 137 (1885). 



a. Olga Bay, September 1879. 



b. Port Lazareff, August 11th, 1880. 



c. Gensan, August 17th, 1880. 



The first is an immature bird showing numerous whitish spots on 

 the upper parts. Specimens b and c are both adult, with feathers 

 rather abraded and immaculate upper parts. 



Mr. Stejneger (/. e.) finds that in Eastern Asia and neighbouring 

 islands, in the Malay Archipelago, in the Moluccas, in New Guinea, 

 and in Australia the true H. incanus of Eastern Polynesia is repre- 

 sented by an allied species (H. brevipes). The former differs from 

 the latter in having slightly larger dimensions, the underparts, inclu- 

 ding the middle abdomen and under tail-coverts, covered with dark 

 grey undulated lines and back of a purer grey in the breeding- 

 plumage ; besides the nasal groove of the bill reaches to two thirds 

 the length of the culmen. 



In H. brevipes the nasal groove only reaches half down the culmen ; 

 in the breeding-plumage the middle abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 are white, the undulated lines are finer, and the grey of the back is 

 tinged with brown ; besides it is a smaller bird. We have been able 

 to confirm these differences, comparing the Corean birds with an adult 

 specimen in full breeding-plumage from the Viti Islands ; in it the 

 grey extends to the fore neck and breast, these parts being varied 

 with white. Thus it appears that the Polynesian species extends to 

 the Melanesian islands. 



25. ToTANUs Fuscus (Linn.). 



Totanus fuscus, David et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 463 (1877). 



a, b, c, d. Olga Bay, September 1879. 



These all look like young birds, the plumage being much mottled 

 and spotted above and below, in fact perfectly similar to that of a 

 young male of the same species shot near Florence, in September 

 1874, and which forms part of the Italian Collection in the Florence 

 Museum. 



26. Totanus calidris (Linn.). 



Totanus calidris, David et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 464 (1877). 

 a. Olga Bay, September 1879. 

 A perfectly adult bird. 



27. Terekia cinerea (Giildst.). 



Terekia cinerea, David et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 460 (1877) ; Salvad. 

 Orn. Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 326 (1882). 



a, b. Olga Bay, September 1879. 

 c. Port Lazareff, August 11th, 1880. 



The last-mentioned specimen has black apical blotches on the 

 scapulars. 



