BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 249 
xxi, 1898, 280 (Kuril Islands; breeding?).—Cuapman, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., 
xx, 1904, 401 (Muller Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska, breeding). 
Alrquatella] couesi Ripaway, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v, 1880, 162 (descr.).— 
Covss, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 629. 
[Arquatella] couest SHarPe, Hand-list, i, 1899, 164. 
Arquatella couesii Ripeway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, Aug. 24, 1880, 199 (Cat. 
N. Am. Birds, no. 531).—Bzran, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., v, 1882, 164 
(Chernoffsky and Iliuliuk, Unalaska, Oct.). 
Tr{inga] couest Harriaus, Journ. fiir Orn., 1883, 280. 
Tringa couesi Ripaway, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., viii, 1885, 356—TowNsEND 
(C. H.), Cruise ‘Corwin’ in 1885 (1887), 99 (Unalaska, Oct. 23, in flocks).— 
AMERICAN OrNITHOLOGISTS’ Union, Check List, 1886, and 2nd ed., 1895, 
no. 236.—Turner, Contr. N. H. Alaska, 1886, 147 (St. Michaels, breeding; 
Aleutian Islands; habits)—Netson, Rep. N. H. Coll. Alaska, 1887, 103, 
pl. 6 (habits, etc.). 
T[ringa] couest Ripeway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 154. 
Tringa (Arquatella) maritima ... var. cowesi PaALMEN, ‘ Vega’-Exped., Fogelf, 1887, 
314 (Tschuksth-halfons, e. Siberia, June 10). 
Tringa maritima couesi SEEBouM, Geog. Distr. Charadriide, 1887, pp. xxv, 430.— 
TaczANnowski, Mém. Ac. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., (7), xxxix, 1893, 905.— 
—E1tioT, N. Am. Shore Birds, 1895, 70, pl. 17. 
Arquatella maritima couesi AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION COMMITTEE, 
Auk, xxv, July, 1908, 366; Check List, 3rd ed., 1910, 118.—Crarx (A. H.), 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxxviii, 1910, 50 (Atka, Agattu, and Attu islands, 
Aleutians; Commander Islands; habits)—Swarru, Univ. Calif. Pub. 
Zoology, vii, 1911, 50 (Kuiu Island, s. Alaska, May; habits)—TaveRNER, 
Auk, xxix, 1912, 396 (Clayquot, Vancouver Island, May 11, 1907).—Brooxs 
(W.8.), Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., lix; 1915, 386 (Providence Bay and East 
Cape, n. e. Siberia, June, July; St. Lawrence Island, June). 
[Arquatella maritima.] Subsp. a. Arquatella couesi SHarre, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 
xxiv, 1896, 583. . 
[Arquatella] maritima subsp. couesi Forsres and Rosrnson, Bull. Liverp. Mus., 
ii, no. 2, 1899, 73 (Port Etolin, Alaska). 
Tringa crassirostris (not of Temminck and Schlegel) Bogpanow, Consp. Av. 
Ross., i, 1884, 88. 
Genus EROLIA Vieillot. 
Erolia Virmtot, Analyse d’un Nouv. Orn., 1816, 55. (Type, by monotypy, 
_  £. variegata Vieillot=Tringa ferruginea Briinnich.) 
Grolia (emendation) VierttoT, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., xxiv, 1818, 123. 
4rolia (emendation) Viertuot, Gal. Ois., ii, 1825, 89. 
Falcinellus (not of Bechstein, 1803 nor Vieillot, 1816) Cuvizr, Régne Anim., i, 
1817, 486; 2d ed., i, 1829, 527. (Type, Scolopax pygmxa Linneus=Tringa 
Jerruginea Briinnich.) 
Ancylocheilus Kaur, Natiirl. Syst., 1829, 50. (Type, Tringa subarquata Giilden- 
stadt=T. ferruginea Briinnich.) 
Ancylochilus (emendation) Cours, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, 102, no. 625. 
Medium-sized Eroliine (wing about 120-130 mm.) with bill 
longer than tarsus and distinctly decurved distally, tarsus much 
longer than middle toe with claw, and bare portion of tibia as long 
as middle toe without claw and distinctly scutellate anteriorly and 
posteriorly» 
