No. 460.] BIRDS OF THE ISLE OF PINES. 195 
— The Limpkin was found in the Cienaga only, where it was fag 
from common, and where one adult male was taken in May. 
This specimen is smaller, with shorter tarsus, and much 
shorter and smaller bill, than any in a large series of Florida 
birds with which we have compared it. It is also paler in 
general coloration; the tail is lustrous olive brown (dark, 
lustrous purple in true A. giganteus) and the white markings on 
wings, wing-coverts and scapulars are smaller. The skin, no. 
13,237, d ad. measures: wing, 308; tail, 138; tarsus, 114 ; 
exposed culmen, 110. 
We have therefore thought it best to recognize the Cuban and 
Isle of Pines birds as a subspecies. 
42. ?Ochthodromus wilsonius rufinucha (Ridg.). “ FRA- 
ILECILLO." — A few birds, undoubtedly belonging to this form, 
were seen along the shore at Plaza Larga, but none were 
secured. _ 
43. Oxyechus vociferus torquatus (Linn)! “ FRAIL- 
ECILLO.” — A few pairs of Killdeer breed in the Isle of Pines. 
They were seen on several occasions, and a young in the down 
was caught, but let go again at the beach at Bibeyhagua. 
One adult male was taken April 21, at Laguna Grande, and 
Palmer and Riley took specimens at Nueva Gerona. 
The breeding Killdeer of the Greater Antilles is a good deal 
smaller than the bird of continental North America and should 
be recognized as a subspecies. 
Our specimen, d' ad., no. 13,335, measures: wing, 146; tail, 
82.5; tarsus, 34; exposed culmen, 21. : 
The larger Killdeer of the north winters in many of the 
islands, and this fact must be borne in mind in identifying speci- 
mens, else confusion is sure to ensue. There is no trouble in 
distinguishing the two forms, however, when breeding birds are 
compared. : : 
44. Himantopus mexicanus (Müll). “Zararıco REAL” — 
Two Black-necked Stilts, one of which, an adult fémale, was 
taken, were found in the Salina at Bibeyhagua, May 15. The 
1 Charadrius torquatus Linn., Syst. Nat., vol. 1, p. 255, 1766, based on Pluvialis 
dominicensis torquata Briss., Aves, vol. 5, p. 70, pl. VI, fig. 2, from Santo Domingo. 
