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grooved aloni; the upper surface, under mandible grooved along the sides. 

 Nostrils near the base of the upper surface of the beak, linear, long. Wings 

 pointed, the first quill the longest. Legs long and slender, a great portion of 

 the tibia naked ; three toes in front, united as far as the second joint by a 

 membrane, the margin of which is incised ; hind toe minute, articulated 

 high up on the tarsus (p. 561). 



HiMANTOPUS, Brisso/!. — B\]\ long, slender, slightly recurved at the tip, cylindrical, 

 flattened at the base, compressed at the point, both mandibles grooved on 

 the sides along the basal half of their length. Nostrils lateral, linear, 

 elongated. Wings very long, the first quill considerably the longest. Legs 

 very long and slender ; three toes only, all in front, the middle united to the 

 outer toe by a membrane of considerable size and to the interior toe by a 

 smaller membrane ; claws small and flat (p. 563)- 



Phai.AROPUS, Brisson. — Bill rather long, weak, straight, depressed, and blunt ; 

 both mandibles grooved throughout their whole length ; the upper mandible 

 slightly curved at the point. Nostrils basal, lateral, oval, with an elevated 

 margin. Wings long and pointed, the first quill the longest. Legs rather 

 short, slender ; tarsus compressed ; three toes in front, furnished with 

 extensions of the membrane laterally, forming lobes slightly serrated at the 

 edges ; a small hind toe articulated on the inner side of the tarsus (p. 565). 



ScOLOPAX, Bi-isson. — Bill long, straight, compresssd, slender, soft, slightly 

 curved at the point ; both mandibles grooved along the basal half of their 

 length ; point of the upper mandible extending beyond that of the lower 

 mandible, the curved part forming a slight crook ; superior ridge elevated at 

 the base, prominent. Nostrils lateral, basal, pierced longitudinally near the 

 edges of the mandible, covered by a membrane. Wings moderate, the first 

 quill the longest. Tail short, rounded. Legs rather short, the tibia feathered 

 nearly to the tarsal joint ; three toes before and one behind, the anterior toes 

 almost entirely divided (p. 569). 



Gallinago, Leach. — Bill very long, straight, slender, flexible, slightly elevated 

 towards the tip of the upper mandible, which is decurved at the point and 

 projects beyond the lower ; both mandibles grooved along the basal half of 

 their length. Nostrils lateral, linear, basal, covered by a membrane. Tail 

 slightly rounded. Wings moderate, pointed, the first quill the longest ; 

 inner secondaries very long. Legs rather long and slender ; naked space on 

 the tibia short ; tarsus scutellated ; three toes before, long, slender, divided to 

 the base ; hind toe slender, elevated ; claws slender, acute (p. 571). 



LiMicOLA, K. L. Koch. — Bill much longer than the head, nearly as broad as high 

 at the base, very flat and wide up to the tip, where it is gradually rounded 

 obtusely, with the terminal portion slightly decurved ; nostrils oval, 

 oblique, placed in a depressed membrane. Wings long, pointed, the first 

 quill the longest ; inner secondaries long and pointed. Tail moderate, 

 doubly emarginated. Legs rather short, slender, bare on the lower part of 

 the tibia ; tarsus scutellated ; the three anterior toes long and slender, slightly 

 webbed at the base ; the hind toe moderate (p. 577). 



Tringa, Brisson. — YaW rather longer than the head, sometimes decurved, rather 

 flexible, compressed at the base, depressed, dilated, and blunt towards the 

 point, both mandibles grooved along the sides. Nostrils lateral, placed in 

 the membrane of the groove. Wings moderately long, pointed, the first 



