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few years ago, as recorded in "The Auk" for July, 1900. In the 

 Fall of the same year a second indivudual was seen in the same 

 locality by Mr. W. H. Hayselden who, however, failed to secure it. 



Description.— Adult. Above blackish, feathers edged with buff; below 

 white; under wing-coverts, axillars and sides barred with slate. Length 

 about II inches; bill 2.75. 



RECURVIROSTRIDyE. STILT FAMILY. 



Himantopus knudseni, Steineger. Kukuluaeo; Knudsen's Stilt. 



This stilt was first described from specimens obtained in Kauai 

 by the late Mr. Knudsen, although the birds' presence in the 

 islands had long before been recorded by Pelzeln in 1873. ^'■• 

 Wilson obtained specimens in Oahu and Dr. O. Finsch observed 

 it in Maui. There is, therefore, some reason to believe that the 

 bird is distributed throughout the whole group. I have never 

 seen^it, however, upon Hawaii, nor have I been able to learn of 

 its presence there. The aeo frequents the beach and also inland 

 ponds and swamps. Upon Oahu, where but a few years ago the 

 Ijird was numeroiis, it is now very scarce, having been mercilessly 

 shot by gunners, though its flesh is of no value for food. 



Description. — Adult. Above black; a small spot of white above and 

 posterior to eye which is nearly encircled also with white; under parts 

 white which color extends along side of neck and over the forehead in .1 

 broad band; tail smoky gray; legs bright pink 



PHALAROriD.^. PHALAROPE FAMILY. 



Crymophilus fulicarius (Linn.). Red Phalarope. 



A specimen of this phalarope was presented to the writer by 

 Mr. M. Newell (Brother Matthias) who obtained it upon Kauai 

 in the spring of 1894, where it appeared not to be uncommon. In 

 April 1900 I shot a single individual from a flock of akekeke. 

 How close was the association of this bird with the akekeke ap- 

 pears from the fact that it evidently accompanied the akekeke in 

 the flight to the uplands to feed, quite contrary to the usual habits 

 of this, species which is pre-eminently a marine bird. Professor 



