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U. S. p. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



List of specimens. 



GLOTTIS, Nilsson. 



Glottis, Nilsson, Ornithol, Suec. 1817. Type Scolopax gloUis, Linn. (Gray.) 



Cr. — Similar to Gamietta. The bill high at base, where it ie much compressed, with an upward bend about the middle. Legs 

 green. 



The genus Glottis differs very little from the American Gambetta, and all their species might 

 very appropriately be combined in a single genus, Glottis. 



GLOTTIS FLOKIDANUS, Bon. 



Florida Greenshank. 



Totanus glottis, Ann. Cm. Biog. Ill, 1835, 483; pi. 269.— Is. Syn. 244.— Ib. Birds Amer. V, 1842, 321 ; pi. 346. 



GloUis ftoridanm, Boir. List, 1838, 51. 



Sp Ch — Very similar to T. glollis of Europe, but apparently rather smaller. Bill longer than the head, slender, and slightly 

 curved upwards towards the end ; wing rather long; legs long, rather stout; toes moderate, united at base, the larger membrane 

 being between the cuter and middle toes ; that between the inner and middle toes very small; hind toe small. Entire upper 

 parts dark ashy, on the head with lines of dark brown ; wing feather of the scapulars and greater coverts edged with pale ashy 

 white and with a sub-edging line (if brownish black ; tertiaries dark asliy, with imperfect transverse bars of black ; back, rump, 

 and upper tail coverts white, the last with transverse bars of brownish black. Tail white ; two middle feathers and outer edgei 

 of others with lines of brown. Under parts white, tinged with ashy, and spotted with brown on the breast; under wing coverts 

 and axillaries white. Bill greenish brown ; legs dark green. Quills brownieh black ; shaft of first primary white. Total length 

 about 11 inches ; wing, 7; tail, 3 ; bill, 2j ; tarsus rather more than 2^ inches. 



Hab. — Florida, (Mr. Audubon ) 



With the original specimen of Mr. Audubon before us, it is not without some hesitation that 

 we admit this bird as distinct from the common European species, Totanus glottis; but it appears 

 to be smaller in all its parts than any one of numerous specimens from the old world in the 

 museum of the Philadelphia Academy. The bill especially is slender and recurved. 



This bird is only known to be entitled to a place in the North America fauna from the fact 

 that it was obtained in Florida by Mr Audubon. 



