﻿BIRDS COLLECTED IN OEBU. 301 



Ochthodromus mongolus (Pall.). 



Abundant at Minglanilla in November. 



/Egialitis dubia (Seop.). 



One from Minglanilla, November 23, and a bird in adult plumage from Toledo, 

 October 24. 



y^Egialitis peroni (Bp.). 



One from Toledo, September 29. 



/Egialitis alexandrina (Linn.). 



Abundant at Toledo and Minglanilla. 



Numenius cyanopus Vieill. 



A female of this large curlew was taken at Toledo, November 11 and a male 

 at Minglanilla, November 19. 



Numenius variegatus (Scop.). 



This smaller curlew was not uncommon near Toledo and a specimen was taken 

 at Minglanilla, November 20. A female was taken at Danao, August 1. 



Terekia cinerea (Giildenst.). 



This curious sandpiper was met with in considerable numbers on the tide Hats 

 near Minglanilla in November. At or near high water the species was found, 

 in company with Heteractitis, resting among the roots of mangrove trees and at 

 such a time it was no uncommon occurrence to kill several specimens of each species 

 at one shot. As the rocky flats became exposed these birds scattered to feed and 

 became more difficult to approach. The bill of the female is much longer than 

 that of the male, but the plumage is similar in the two sexes. In a male taken 

 November 20, the bill was black, except the yellow base, legs bright orange-chrome, 

 and nails black. Specimens from Minglanilla agree perfectly with the description 

 given by Oates. 7 Instead of the vernacular names "curlew sadpiper" and "pigmy 

 curlew" quoted by Oates as being applied to this species, godwit sandpiper would 

 seem more appropriate as the bill of Terekia curves upward just as with the 

 godwits. 



Ancylochilus subarquatus (Giildenst.). 



The only specimen of this stint obtained is a male which was killed from among 

 i flock of LimorUtes at Minglanilla, November 17. 



Totanus eurhinus (Oberh.). 



A male and female of the redshank from Minglanilla in November. 



Heteractitis brevipes (V.). 



This tatler was very abundant near Minglanilla and specimens are mostly in 

 winter plumage, yet a few show traces of cross bars remaining from the summer 

 dress. 



Actitis hypoleucus (Linn.). 

 One from Minglanilla. 



Rhyacophilus glareola (Gm.). 

 Noted at Danao. 



Glottis nebularius (Gunn.). 



Several specimens in winter plumage from Minglanilla. In a male taken 

 November 20 the bill was plumbeous, darker at tip; legs, drab, more bluish at 

 joints and more yellowish on the tarsi : claws, black. 



'Birds Brit. Burmah (1883), 2, 407. 



