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32. PCECILONETTA BAHAMENSIS GALAPAGENSIS 



(Ridgway). 



Poecilonetta bahamensis Gould, Zool. Voy. Beagle, lii, Birds, p. 135, 1841 



(Galapagos). 

 Pacilonetta galapagensis Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii, p. 115, 1890 



(Galapagos) ; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xix, p. 612, 1896. 

 Pascilonetia bahamensis galapagoensis Rothschild and Hartert, Novit. 



Zool., VI, p. 183, 1899. 



Range. — Galapagos Archipelago. 



We simply follow Rothschild and Hartert in giving this form as a 

 subspecies of P. bahamensis., having no material of the latter species 

 with which to make comparisons. 



This is a common species throughout the archipelago wherever 

 suitable places occur. It is especially abundant on Albemarle, James, 

 Charles and Chatham. 



Family PHCENICOPTERIDiE, 



Genus Phoenicopterus Linnaeus. 

 Phoenicopterus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 139, 1758. 



Range. — Tropical and subtropical regions. Galapagos Archi- 

 pelago. 



23. PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER Linnsus. 



Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 139, 1758. — Salvin, 

 Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., ix, p. 498, 1876 (Galapagos). — Ridgway, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xix, p. 608, 1896. — Rothschild and Hartert, 

 Novit. Zool., VI, p. 182, 1899. 



Phoenicopterus glyphorhynchus Gray, Ibis, p. 442, pi. 14, fig. 5, 1869 (Gala- 

 pagos). 



Range. — Atlantic coast of Mexico and Central America, southern 

 Florida, Galapagos Archipelago : Charles, James, Indefatigable and 

 Albemarle. 



We obtained this species on the shore of the southern half of Albe- 

 marle, a short distance west of Elizabeth Bay. Only seven indi- 

 viduals were seen. They were wading about quietly in the small 

 reedy marshes back of the mangrove swamps along the shore. They 

 were very tame and reluctantly swam to the opposite side of the small 

 ponds when approached. Only one was seen to fly and it alighted 

 again a few yards from where it started. Another was made to run 

 along on the surface of the water flapping its wings. The only sound 

 they uttered was a hoarse guttural note somewhat between a squawk 

 and a grunt, resembling a little the note of the great blue heron. Mr. 

 G. M. Green of San Francisco reports having found the flamingoes 



