collected in Dutch Neic Guinea. 285 



*Totanus nebularius. 



Glottis nehularius (Gunner) ; Sharpe, Cat. xxiv. p. 481 

 (1896). 



Glottis littorea (Linn.); van Oort, p. 59 (1909). 



A Greenshank in winter dress was obtained at Meranke. 



Terekia cinerea. 



Terekia cinerea (Gilldenst.); Sharpe, Cat. xxiv. p. 474 

 (1896); van Oort, p. 59 (1909). 



a-d. J ? . Mouth o£ the Mimika River, 12th Dec. 1910 

 aud ISth & 22nd March, 1911. [Nos. 130, G. C. S., & 1195, 

 1240, 1242, C. H. B. G.'] 



Iris dark brown ; bill black, dull yellow at the base ; feet 

 rich yellow-ochre, joints dusky. 



The birds killed in December and March, but especially in 

 the latter month, are in moult, the quills and tail-feathers are 

 being replaced and the new feathers of the upper tail^coverts 

 and lower back are grey with a submarginal dusky band and 

 white margin. This is not a winter-plumage, as described 

 by Sharpe (op. cit.\ but a breeding-plumage. 



"The Terek Sandpiper was common in flocks of from twenty 

 to thirty individuals. It is an extremely active bird, running 

 and feeding with quick movements. It was only observed 

 on the coast near the water^s edge, and was very wild, 

 taking flight at the least alarm." — C. H. B. G. 



Tringa acuminata. 



Heteropt/gia acuminata (Horsf.); Sharpe, Cat. xxiv, p. 5G6 

 (1896): van Oort, p. 59 (1909). 



Erolia maculata acuminata Roths. & Harfert, N. Z. xx. 

 p. 482 (1913). 



a, h. ? imm. Launch Camp, Setcdcwa River, 17th & 

 19th Oct. 1912. [C.B.K.'] 



The Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper was also met with by 

 A. S. Meek on the Setakwa River in November. 



Tringa minuta ruficollis. 



Limonites rujicollis (Pail.) ; Sharpe, Cat. xxiv. p. 545 (1896). 

 Leimonites minutus rufcollis van Oort, p. 59 (1909). 



