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This little bird is one of the very few species that appear to be at 

 home in all the sea-coasts of the temperate and tropical regions of the 

 globe. Minute and careful comparison of specimens from various lo- 

 calities widely distant from each other, facilities for which are aiforded 

 in the collection of the Philadelphia Academy, and that of the Expe- 

 dition, have resulted in the detection of no appreciable difference 

 whatever. 



According to Mr. Peale : 



" This species was found common on many of the islands of the 

 Pacific Ocean, north and south of the Equator, but none were seen in 

 full plumage, and all appeared to be migrating. At Mathew's Island, 

 one of the Kingsmill Group, near the Equator, it was seen in large 

 flocks on the 24th of April. Nine specimens were killed at a single 

 discharge from a small fowling-piece, and they were found to be ex- 

 ceedingly fat. 



^' The specimen exhibited in the National Gallery, was killed at 

 Callao, Peru, in the month of June. It is a female, and has but a few 

 ferruginous and black spots on the scapulars." 



In addition to the specimen from Peru, mentioned by Mr. Peale, 

 there is another in the collection labelled as from the Feejee Islands. 

 This bird is mentioned also by Dr. Pickering as occurring at various 

 localities, including nearly all points visited by the Expedition in 

 North and South America, and in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. 



8. Genus PHALAROPUS, Brisson, Orn. VI, p. 12 (1760). 

 1, Phalaropus htperboreus {Linn.). — The Northern Phalarope. 



Tringa liyperhorea et lohata, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 249 (1766). 



Bonap. Am. Orn. IV, Plate XXV, fig. 2 ; Aud. B. of Am. Plate 

 CCXV ; oct. ed. V, Plate CCCXL. 



Mentioned by both Mr. Peale and Dr. Pickering, as having been 

 frequently observed in Oregon. 

 The former observes : 

 Common in Oregon. Our specimen was obtained on the Willa- 



