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The geographical distribution of the Yellowshank is almost exactly the same as that of GteograpM- 

 its larger ally ; but its breeding-range extends somewhat further north, from the valley of tion/^ ^^ 

 the Yukon, in Alaska, to Greenland, and its winter range somewhat further south, to North 

 Patagonia. 



On migration it passes the Bermudas in large flocks (Eeid, Zoologist, 1877, .p. 478) 

 and has occurred on the British Islands. 



It passes through the West Indies and the island of Trinidad on migration. Salmon 

 obtained it in Colombia (Sclater & Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 547) ; Fraser obtained 

 it in Ecuador (Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 290) ; and I have examples collected by 

 Whitely in Peru, and by Reed near Valparaiso in Chili. I have an example procured by 

 Goering in Venezuela ; Wallace obtained it at the mouth of the Amazon (Sclater & Salvin, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 592); and it is common on the shores of the La Plata, near 

 Buenos Ayres (Durnford, Ibis, 1876, p. 165), and in the Chupat valley in North Patagonia, 

 which is probably the southern limit of its winter range (Durnford, Ibis, 1877, p. 43). 



TOTANUS GLAREOLA. 



wo OB-SANBPIPEB, 



ToTANUs dorse postico et interscapulio fere concoloribus, supracaudalibus axillaribusque pro majore -Diagnosis. 

 parte albis : magnitudine parv^ (alse 115 ad 130 millim.). 



Examples from Holland appear to be identical with those from Japan. 



Variations. 



