BIRDS — SCOLOPACiDAE — MACBORlTAMPnUS. 



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examination, but without tempting us to suppose for one moment that they indicate specific 

 distinctions. 



For convenience of reference we insert tlie diagnoses of the three supposed species alluded to, 

 fiom Fauna Uoreali Americana, as above cited: 



"Scolupax drumniondii . — Tail of sixteen feathers, tlie hoo outer pairs aomeiohat narrowed, 

 varied with black and white, the rest banded with ferrujrinous. Total length, 11 inches 6 

 lines; wing. 5 inches 3 lines; tail, 2 inches 10 lines; of bill, 2 inches 7 lines; of tarsu-s, 1 

 inch 3 lines." 



^^Scvhpax douglosii. — Tail of sixteen feathers, not. narroioed, &\\ banded with ferruginous, 

 except the outer pair, wliiih are jialer. Toial iengtli, 11 J inches; of wing, 5 inches; of tarsus, 

 1 inch ;^J lines ; middle toe, 1 inch 2 lines ; its nail, 3.^ lines." 



" Scolopax hucurus. — Tail of sixteen feathers, the three lateral ones pure wliite, with 2-3 basal 

 black bands on the outer web ; belly transversely banded. Total length, 10 inches 6 lines; of 

 wing, 5 inches 4 lines; of tail, 2 inches 2 lines ; of bill, 2 inches 5 lines ; of tarsus, 1 inch 4^ 

 lines." 



List of specimens. 



MACRORIIAMPIIUS, Leach. 



Mttcrorhamphus, "Leach. Cital. Brit. Birds, 1816," Grat. Type Scolopax grisea, Gm. 

 Ch. — General appearance of Gallinago. Tarsi longer than middle toe ; a short web beUveeii the ba-se of outer and middle 



toe. 



The membrane at the ba.se of the toes will at once distinguish this genus from Gallinago, 

 though there are other characters involved. 



