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 MAY., 1902. [ THE CONDOR 6I Arenaria interpres. Turnstone. Seen but once among a flock of golden plover. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. This species was shot on the Kahului pond while I was there. Iteteractitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Rather common along shore alone, or with the golden plover. A specimen taken near Hilo had a dextral deflection in the sternal keel, such as is often observed in heavy domestic fowls. Ex. Nasal Middle I,ocality Date Sex Wing Tail Culmen Groove Toe & Claw Hilo Hawaii 1-7-19oo  6.48 3.o5 1.46 .89 1.23 " 1-16-1OOO  6.00* 2.96 1.48 .86 1.20 Both specimens are in nnbarred plnmage. Charadrius d0minicus fulvus. Pacific Golden Plover. Golden plovers were abundant among the sand dunes of the low central neck of Maui. Ordinarily they were found in pairs or fours. The stomach of one was filled with seeds and stomachs of four others contained wing cases of small coleoptera, larvae and a few small bivalve shells. MEASUREMENTS OF CHARADRIUS. Field Exp. Middle toe Number Date Sex Wing 'rail Culmen Tarsus with Claw 185 Dec. 15, '99  6.63 2.56 .95 1.86 1.25 2oo Dec. 23, '99  6.28 2.6 .93 1.65 2Ol Dec. 25, '99  6.55 2.45 .98 1.77 202 " ( 6.7o 2.47 1.oo t.75 x.26 203 "  6.78 2.52 .95 1.78 1.19 204 "  6.56 2.46 .95 1.68 1.23 The black-crowned night heron (2Vycticarax nycticarax nevius) is probably resi- dent on the island. A single example was seen on two occasions in Iao Valley. Coots (Fulica alai) were abundant on the ponds near'Kahului. Five specimens were secured on New Year's Day. Gallinules (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) were observed in a marsh on the out- skirts of Lahaina, Maui, where a male was taken Feb. 8. Colors in life: Frontal shield and bill, deep red; end of bill, green; legs, greenish-yellow except half an inch below feathers which was red li.ke the bill; part of toes yellowish. Measurements: Wing, 6.74; tail, 2:60; bill, including shield, t.83; tarsus, 2.37; middle toe with claw, 3.24 inches. An0us hawaiiensis ? Near Kahakaloa Point, about eight miles west of Kahu- lui, a number of these birds were feeding in the breakers off the rocky shores. But few were seen over the smooth water and one of these was shot as he crossed the bow of our boat. The specimen, a male, was collected December x8. The throat was filled with small worms and the stomach contained three small fish, badly decomposed. This bird measures as follows: wing, 8:20; tail, 4.32; ex- posed culmen, 1.48; depth of bill at base, .28; tarsus, .80; middle toe with claw, i 22. On March 3 one was seen about a mile from Kaunakakai. Two addled eggs were found in the recesses of the rocks on Kahoolawe but the identification is somewhat doubtful. A single male owl (Asio accifiitrinus) was shot in Iao Valley, December 27. The stomach was empty. Two large parasitic Diptera flew off as the bird was
 * Wing badly worn.