68 THE OSPREY. 



-f-Charadrius fulvus Gm. Asiatic Golden Plovek. 



Common name. — Dulili. This is the commonest of shore birds. 

 It is often seen on cultivated fields inland. A number were shot by 

 Lieutenant Carpenter during the winter months in company with the pre- 

 ceding species and with turn-stones. Occurs also in Samoa. 



^CharadriMs mongolicus Pall. Mongolian Sand Dotterel. 



Common name. — Dulili. I saw a single specimen, a female, shot by 

 Mr. Scale. 



^Arenaria interjpres (Linn.). Turnstone. 



Common name.- — Dulili. Not rare; can be recognized by its bright 

 orange-yellow legs. One of the shore birds of Samoa. 



-- Excalfactoria sinensis (Gm.). Pigmy Quail. 



Common name. — Binghing or Bengheng. Introduced; now spread 

 over the island of Guam. The vernacular name is given it as descriptive 

 of the noise made by its wings in flying. 



Megapodius laper'ousi Quoy and Gaimard. Marianne Megapode. 



Local names. — Sdssengat (Chamorro); Polio del Monte (Spanish). 

 Common on the island of Tinian; but I do not think it occurs in Guam. 

 The natives attract it by knocking stones together. 



^•~Ptilinojpus roseicapillus (Less.) Rose-crowned Fruit-pigeon. 



Local name. — Totot or Tottot. A beautiful bird resembling the 

 Manu-tangi of Samoa {Pt. faseiatus), having a rose-purple crown. I 

 kept four of them in captivity, feeding them the fruit of Triphasia wu- 

 rantiola, Cananga odorata and Oestrum. 



'^ Phlegoenas xantKonura (Temm.). White-headed Pigeon. 



Local names. — Male: Apcika, Pcdoman apaka. Female: Paloman 

 hunao. They feed on the fruit of Triphasia aurantiola, Cananga odorata, 

 and a species of Cestrum, called Tlntan-china. The natives think the 

 sexes are distinct species which live together. 



Turtur dussuniieri (Temm.). Wild Pigeon. 



Local name. — Paloman halom-tano. "Halom-tano" signifies "in- 

 land", or "wild", to distinguish an animal or plant from one living in 

 domestication or on the strand. Common in the fields. 



-hAsio accipitrinus (Pall.). Short-eared Owl. 



Local name. — Momo, Mangmo, Mango (Chamorro); Lechuza (Span- 

 ish). This bird does not occur on Guam; but it does»belong to the 

 Marianne fauna. The natives describe it with suflicient accuracy to de- 

 termine it. 



