. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . generally a shorter and deeper bill. Examples in my collection of the northern formhave bills 3| inches in length and 0-5 in. in depth, whilst others from Chili have bills2f in. in length and 06 in. in depth. It is said, however, that in a series of each thedimensions are found to overlap, so that American ornithologists very justly regard thetwo forms as only subspecifically distinct. Like its representative in the Northern Hemisphere, it appears to be confined to thePacific coas
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . generally a shorter and deeper bill. Examples in my collection of the northern formhave bills 3| inches in length and 0-5 in. in depth, whilst others from Chili have bills2f in. in length and 06 in. in depth. It is said, however, that in a series of each thedimensions are found to overlap, so that American ornithologists very justly regard thetwo forms as only subspecifically distinct. Like its representative in the Northern Hemisphere, it appears to be confined to thePacific coast of the American continent, except that its range extends through theStraits of Magellan to the Falkland Islands. It is doubtful whether it has ever occurrednorth of Chili, nor is there any evidence that it is a migratory bird. Two examples fromCallao and one from Molle in South Peru in my collection appear to be somewhatintermediate, the bills being long like the North-American form, but deep like the South-American form. The bill of one of the Callao birds is represented in the upper figure ofthe CHAPTEE XIX,
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