145 PHALAROPES.

eoverts rut'ous: under parts dull, reddish brown. Ad. In (Pollux—Top of the head and under parts white; region about the eye and back of the neck fus- eous; buck and seapulars dark pearl-gray; wings grayish l'useous. the em'erts and secondaries tipped with white: rump and tail t'useous. Inn—"Top ot'thc head, hind neck, baelnand seapulars dull black, the feathers edged with oehm— eeons; \i'iiig~t~0\'erts, ramp, and upper tailreoverts pltunbeous, the middle eoVerts bordered with pale bull'. the tail—em'erts with oehraceous; head and neck texeept as described abovcr and lower parts whitesthe throat and chest. tinged with brownish bull. L. 5'12; \\'.. 5‘37: 13.. ~57 : Tait, "b2 7" (Ritlng).

[Kalli/(3.7“ Northern parts of northern hemisphere, breedingr in the arctic regions and migrating south in winter: in the L'uited States. south to the Middle States. Uhio Valley. and ('ape St. Lucas; chiefly maritime” (A. O. U.).

\\'ashingten, casual7 one record. Ut-t. Loin: lsland. not uncommon T. V., May; Aug. to Nov.

Just, a slight hollow in the ground lined with a few bits of moss and

31-25 x ~90.

grasses. Egg/s, three to tour, similar to these of the following speei This pelagic species is found in numbers some distance off our coasts; it occurs on land 'arely, and generally only after storms.

223. PhalaropuslobatumLime). Nearurux PHALAROI’E. Ad. 9m smunwr.——Upper parts slaty gray; back and scupulars edged with oehraceous— butl'; sides and front of the neck rutous. more or less mixed with slaty gray; rest of under parts white. All. 6 in. .wmmmugfiimilar. but upper parts black, and with more oehraeeous: sides and front ot‘ the neck mixed with fuseous. [It/N. in Minna—Upper parts grayish. more or less mixed with white: tips of greater “‘lllu—em’erts and smut-times part of‘ the secondaries white. occasion- ally with traces of rut'ous on the sides of the neck 2 under parts white. more or less mottled with grayish on the breast Imxrl‘pper parts black. edged with str:1\\'-eolor: threhead white: under parts white. breast sometimes. lightly washed with bully. L, 7-7.3: “X, 4-3”; 'l‘ar.. N): l’;.. "\3.

l.’un{/«-.~“Northern portions of the northern hemisphere, breeding in arctic latitudes: south in winter to the tropies“ (A. I). l'.i.

Washington, casual, one reeord. Sept. Long Island. common T. \'., Aug. to New; May.

Neal, a slight hollow in the ground lined with grass and mosses. EMS, three to tour. pale olive-Away heavily blotehed with deep elioeolate. 1'18 x 83

Duringr its presence off our coasts this species resembles the pre- ceding in habits. It is, however, more common. and under proper conditions sometimes occurs in larger flights. 1 have seen it in great numbers about one hundred miles off Barnegat. New Jersey. in May. For several hours the steamer passed through flocks of these Sea Snipe. which were swimming on the ocean. 'l'hey arose in a, bod; at our approach. and in close rank whirled away to the right or left in search of new feeding grounds.

224. Phalaropus tricolor (l‘iei'll, I. WILsoN’s l’llAI.,\llt'>l’I-I. All. 9 in sumnwr.~Top ot' the, head and middle of the hack pearl-gray, nape