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cc. Culmen unfurrowecl ; length more tlian 12. 



LiMOSA, 9. 

 hh. Gape reaching beyond base of cuhnen. 



d. Length more than 9. 



e. Bill longer than head. . . . Totanus, 10. 



ee. Bill not longer than head. 



/. Tail more than half the length of wing. 



Bahtiiamia, 13. 



ff. Tail less than half the length of wing. 



Machetes, 13. 



dd. Length less than 9 ; second toe unwebbed. 



g. Bill grooved nearly to tip ; back not speckled with 

 white; adult with black spots below. 



Tkingoides, 11. 



gg. Bill grooved about half way to tip; back speckled 

 with white, not spotted below-. . Totanus, 10. 



aa. Tail not barred. 

 h. One minute web; primaries mottled with black. 



TllYNGITES, 14. 



hh. Feet with two plain w^ebs. 



i. Bill about as long as head. . . Ereunetes, 6. 



a. Bill much longer than head. . Micropalama, 5. 



XX Toes not webbed at all. 



j. First primary attenuate ; bill straight, longer than head ; 



culmen grooved Scolopax, 2. 



jj. First three primaries attenuate ; bill as in Scolopax. 



Philohela, I. 

 jjj. Primaries not attenuate. 



A;. Bill straight, about twice as long as head. 



Gallinago, 3. 



kk. Bill straight, much shorter than head ; primaries 

 mottled with black. . . . Tryngites, 14. 



kkk. All other Sandpipers. . . . Trtnga, 7. 



1. PH/LOHEL/i, Gr&y. American Woodcocks. 

 1. P. minor, (Gm.) Gray. American Woodcock. 



