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GRALLATORES. 



TOTAXIN.E. 



SUB-FAMILY J I. 



llie Long shanks. 



Gen. Chahac. — Bill long, slender, compresaed, and grooved on the sides, with 

 the ciilmen more or less straight, curved, and acute at the tip ; the nostrils 

 linear and placed in the lateral groove, which extends to or beyond the 

 middle of the bill ; the wings long and pointed ; the tail moderate, and even 

 or rounded ; the tarsi more or less long, slender, and covered in front with 

 narrow transverse scales ; the toes usually long and slender, the lateral 

 ones unequal, and generally united at the base to the middle toe, especially 

 the outer, the hind toe long, slender, and hardly touching the ground. 



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Fig. 183 — the commox redsbank. 

 {Totanus calidrii.) 



These migratory birds are found in botli liemi- 

 spheres, especially in tlie temperate and northern 

 regions. They are usually seen in pairs, or in small 

 Hocks, on thebanks of lakes and rivers, or sometimes 

 on the shores of the ocean; but at certain seasons they 

 resort to moist woods and marshes for the purpose 



