786 
Birds of Celebes: Charadriidae. 
Female. The female is larger than the male, very similarly, but much more brightly and 
richly coloui'ed. 
Measurements. 
Wing 
Tail 
Exposed 
culmen 
Tarsus 
Mid. toe 
■with claw 
3 cf ad., Bering Id. (Stejneger f 2) . 
101—104 
47—52 
19—21 
20—21 
20—21 
4 g ad., Bering Id. (Stejneger f 2) . 
106—113 
50—54 
20—22 
20—22 
20—22 
ad., Manado tua, 11. April, 1893 . . 
107 
52 
21 
19 
18 
Eggs. 4; pale buff and rich ochraceous buff to pale olive, thickly blotched, spotted and 
speclded with rich umber-brown, blackish brown and pale brown, and with a few 
greyish underlying markings; size 26.7 — 30.5 X 20.3 — 21.6 (from Seebohm 4; see, 
also, Naumann cl, Dresser III, Taczanowski hi, Baird, Brewer & Bidgw. 
g 1, etc.). 
Nest. In the neighbourhood of water) on short grass or among low plants, where on a dry 
spot, usually a small liillock, the birds form a slight hollow among small grass-tufts, 
lining it in a careless manner with a few dry bents (from Naumann). 
Distribution. Europe; N. W. Africa; Asia; N. America (Dresser III, Baird, Brew. & 
Ridgw. g 1). — India (Jerdon c 6, Hume e2, e4); East Siberia (Middend., etc. 
h ly, Bering Id. (Stejneger (2)-, Sakhahen (Nikolski hi)', Kurile Is. (Snow 6); 
Japan (Perry, etc. 6); Loochoo Is. (Nishi /’S); China (Swinh. e 6, David e 3); 
Celebes — (Reinwardt 2], Minahassa (Fischer f 1), Manado tua Id. (Nat. Coll.); 
Amboina, New Guinea, Ax-u, New Britain (Salvad. e 6). 
The Red-necked Phalarope has rarely been met with on the coast of Celebes, 
and is probably a somewhat irregular winter visitor. In Borneo and the Philip- 
pines, where it must also occur, it has not yet been noticed. It was first ob- 
tained in Celebes by Reinwardt, subsequently in one example by Fischer, 
and in two (one now in the Dresden and the other in the Tring Museum) from 
the little island of Manado tua in April, 1893, by our native hunters; all four- 
examples were in more or less complete winter dress. The bird breeds in rather 
high latitudes, for instance, some parts of the west coast and islands of Scotland, 
the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, Finmark, Perm, the Taimyr River, E. Siberia, 
Bering Island, the northern coast of America, as shown in the works of Dresser, 
Taczanowski, and Baird, Brewer and Ridgway. In winter a southern 
migration takes place, but the majority of individuals do not, as a rule, appear 
to pass so far south as the East Indies, where it must be regarded as a rare 
species. 
The food of the Red-necked Phalarope was found by Naumann to consist 
of very small worms, which infest fioating sea-weeds, insects, larvae and such 
like. This food it seeks on the strand, especially in muddy spots, also wading 
after it, or taking it as it swims about. Prof. Newton remarks: “A more en- 
trancing sight to the ornithologist can hardly be presented than by either of 
the two species (P. hyperhoreus and P. fulicarius). Their graceful form, their 
lively coloration, and the confidence with which both are familiarly displayed in 
their breeding-quarters can hardly be exaggerated, and it is equally a delight- 
ful sight to watch these birds gathering their food in the high-running surf, or 
