THE BIRDS 01-^ THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 405 



45. Tringa damacensis (Horsf.). Long-toed Stint. 



Tringa damacensis, RidCxWAY, Auk, 1886, 275; Man. 1896, 158. — Townsend, Cruise, Corwin, 



1887, 100.— CouES, Key, 1890, 886. 

 ' Limonites damacensis, Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. XXIV, 1896, 553. 



This bird lias a, place as North American solely on a specimen secured by 'Mr. 

 C. H. Townsend on Otter Island. "It was feeding- in a shallow salt-water pond, with 

 other Tringae, which I supposed to be Actodromas.'''' — ( Townsend.) No. 106809, ad. 9 , 

 June 8, 1885, Otter Island, O. H. T. Wing, 3.55; culmen, 0.72; tarsus, 0.88; tail, 1.50; 

 middle toe and claw, 0.94. 



46. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn). Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Ereunetes imsillus, Coues, Key, 1890, 624.— A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 90.— Siiarpe, Cat. B. Br. 

 Mus. XXIV, 1896, 514.— RiDGWAY, Man. 1896, 161. 

 I saw and obtained but a single bird, which was in company with two Tringa 

 maculata. They had evidently just arrived from the South and were quite tame. 

 This is probably the first instance of the taking of this species in Bering Sea. The 

 allied species, E. occidentalism has often been taken on the islands of the Aleutian 

 chain, and may occur on the Seal Islands. I took two at Unalaska August 15, 1890. 

 My bird was not recognized by the natives, who give the general name kie-lits-kie to 

 waders. No. 118835, 9 , June 12, 1890, St. Paul, W. P. Length, 6.13; extent, 11.61; 

 wing, 3.70; tail, 1.57; tarsus, 1.82; culmen, 0.72. Stomach contents: "Minute 

 flies."— /S. D. J. 



47. Limosa lapponica baueri (Naum.). Pacific Godwit. 



Limosa uropygialis, CouES, in Elliott's Rpt. Aff. Alaska, 1873; Reprint; 1875, 187; Key, 1890, 



636.— Elliott, Men. Seal Ids., 1882, 130. 

 Limosa lapponica novae-zealandiw, Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. XXIV, 1896, 377.— Nelson, Cruise, 



Corivin, 1883, 89. 

 Limosa lapponica baueri, A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 92.— Ridgway, Man. 1896, 163. 



A fairly abundant migrant through the islands. They appear early in May and 

 a few small flocks were seen up to June 13, when I saw eight, and secured one on 

 Walrus Island. On July 7 I saw two, which after being disturbed flew directly 

 northward up tbe island. No migrants had returned by August 10. A great ditter- 

 ence exists in size between the sexes. The natives invariably picked out a female as 

 being the "man," that being their idea of the superiority of the sex, and no argument 

 could convince them that the contrary was correct. Elliott says that they return 

 "toward the end of August, going south in flocks of a dozen to fifty, making then, as 

 before, scarcely an appreciable visit." In the ponds they feed by keeping their bills 

 in the water and move invariably all in the same direction, heads to the wind. With 

 care I could approach within a few feet. Beneath, all ray specimens are still in the 

 old feathering, except that on all save one the new reddish breeding plumage is 

 scattered over the under parts, mostly, however, on the breast and slightly up the 

 under neck and throat. Otherwise there are no new feathers, and no pinfeathers, 

 the back, tail, and wings especially being well worn. Few of the specimens have a 

 majority of rufous feathers, and it would seem that as a rule, after examining many, 

 that this bird rarely assumes a fully changed new breast plunuige. All these birds 

 have the upper tail covarts strongly barred, and the barring obscured or absent on 

 the epical half of the rectrices. There are no pure white feathers on the rumps, but 

 several specimens have a few feathers with a reddish tinge, but all are barred. Pin- 

 feathers are not found on these birds. It would seem to be the case that the long 

 ocean migration of the species prevents the completion of the molt. It would seem, 



