TOTANUS. — HELODEOMAS. 375 



T. fatipes appears to be almost identical in habits with T. calidris of Europe. 

 It is a migrant in Central and South America, but nowhere occurs in any numbers, 

 though generally distributed, being found on the coasts, inland rivers, and lakes. In 

 every respect it is a miniature of T. melanoleucus, and its food is similar to that of 

 other species of the genus. 



The nest is a depression in the ground, lined with a few leaves and twigs, and the 

 eggs, four in number, are described by Mr. Elliot as pyriform in shape, of a light 

 drab-colour or brown, blotched with chocolate or rufous, sometimes with a much 

 paler tint ^^. 



HELODEOMAS. 



Helodromas, Kaup, Natiirl. Syst. p. 144 (1829) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 437 

 (1896). 



The present genus is closely allied to Totanus, and only differs in its shorter tarsus, 

 which is slightly longer than the middle toe and claw. The species have consequently 

 a more squat and heavy appearance, lacking the slender build and graceful actions of 

 the typical Tattlers and Eedshanks. 



Two species are known : the Green Sandpiper {H. ochropus) of Northern Europe and 

 Asia, which migrates in winter to Africa, India, and the Malay Archipelago ; and 

 H. soUtarius of North America, which resorts to Central and South America on its 

 migrations. 



1. Helodromas solitarius. 



Tringa solitaria, Wilson, Amer. Orn. vii. p. 53, t. 38. fig. 3 \ 



Totamis solitarius, Licht. Preis-Verz. Mex. Vog. p. 3" ; Cab. J. f. Orn. 1863, p. 59 ' ; Scl. P. Z. S. 



1856, p. 310 ' ; v. Prantz. J. f . Orn. 1869, p. 377 ' ; Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. 



p. 367"; Salv. Ibis, 1889, p. 379'; Cherrie, Auk, 1892, p. 329'; Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. 



N. H. v. p. 33 ' ; Elliot, N. Amer. Shore-Birds, p. 124 " ; A. 0. U. Check-l. N. Amer. 



Birds, 2nd ed. p. 94 " ; Richm. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 526 " ; Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 



p. 449 ". 

 Rhyacophilus solitarius, Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 229'* ; P. Z. S. 1864, p. 372" ; 1870, p. 838" ; Scl. 



P. Z. S. 1860, p. 254 " ; 1864, p. 178 '' ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 334 " ; ix. p. 141 =" ; 



Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 309" ; Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, p. 47"; Dresser, Ibis, 



1860, p. 38 " ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 219"; Sumichr. La Nat. v. p. 233 " ; Baird, Brew., 



& Ridgw. Water-Birds N. Amer. i. p. 278 ''. 

 ffelodromas solitarius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 444". 

 Totanus chloropygius, Wagler, Isis, 1831, p. 521 '". 

 Tetanus solitarius cinnamomeus, Brewster, Auk, vii. p. 377"; Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. v. 



p. 33'°; A. O. U. Check-l. N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 94". 

 Helodromas cinnamomeus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 760 ". 



Ptil Mem. Supra brunneus, alis macuUs paucis rufescentibus notatis ; uropygio dorso concolore, supra- 

 ' caudalibus lateralibus et rectricibus albo transfasciatis, rectricibus medianis dorso concoloribus ; loris et 



