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CHAEADEIID^. 



b'. Tarsus transversely scutellated in front 



and behind 



b. Bill straight or slightly upturned. 



c'. Bill long, the culnien exceeding the tail 

 in length. 

 a". Bill with the tip scarcely widened, 

 with a slight upward tendency, 

 but not pitted ; the groove at the 

 base of the under mandible not ex- 

 tending beyond the half of the bill. 

 b". Bill widened at the tip, which is 

 pitted ; the groove on the lower 

 mandible extending nearly to the 

 tip of the latter, which is also pitted. 

 <V. Bill moderate, not exceeding the tail 

 in length, and generally exceeded by 

 the latter, 

 c". Culnien exceeding the length of the 

 middle toe and claw. 

 a'". Bill long and slender, straight 

 and widened at the tip, which 

 is pitted : outer and inner toes 

 united at the base to the middle 

 one by a distinct membrane . . 

 b'". Bill straight, the tip of the upper 

 mandible slightly decurved at 

 the tip. 

 a 4 . Tarsus longer than middle toe 

 and claw. 

 « 5 . Inner and outer toes joined to 

 the middle one at the base 



by a distinct web 



b 5 . Outer toe joined to the middle 



one by a distinct web at the 



base, the inner toe scarcely 



united to the middle one. 



a 6 . Tarsus much longer than 



middle toe without claw, 



being more than one and 



a half times as long as the 



toe 



b 6 . Tarsus much shorter and 

 scarcely exceeding the 

 length of the middle toe 



and claw 



b*. Tarsus about equal to the middle 

 toe and claw, and not exceed- 

 ing the latter ; bare part of 

 tibia scarcely exceeding the 

 length of the hind toe and claw. 

 c 5 . Secondaries falling far short 

 of the primaries, by more 

 than the length of the tarsus. 

 d 5 . Secondaries equal to the 

 primaries, the distance be- 

 tween them being much less 

 than the length of the tarsus. 



[p. 371. 

 42. Mesoscolopax, 



43. Limosa, p. 372. 



[p. 393. 

 44. Maceoehamphus, 



45. MlCEOPALAMA, p.401. 



46. Symphemia, p. 405. 



47. Totanus, p. 409. 



48. Helodeomas, p. 457. 



[p. 449. 

 49. Hetebactitis, 



50. Teixgoides, p. 456. 



