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or rather spoon-shaped at the end, with the edges not 

 bent over. Roof of mouth excavated to the tip. No 

 groove along the euhiien. Eye behind tho ear. Tail 

 without bands ? " 



Under " Tribe Scolopace^," he enumerates the genera 

 Philohcia, Gallinago, and Macrorhmnphm, which are practi- 

 cally the same as our present genera. 



Under " Tribe Tringe^/' he enumerates the genera 

 Tringa, Calidns, Ereunetes, and Micropnlama ; and his genus 

 Trixga contains Tringa, Arquatella, Erolia [owv AncylochUus], 

 Schcenidus [our Pelidna], and Adodromus, which also are very 

 nearly the same as our present genera. 



" Sub-family Totanin.e. 



Bill as long as the head, or longer ; the basal portion cov- 

 ered with soft skin ; the terminal i)ortion (generally at least 

 half) horny, and more or less attenuated and pointed in To- 

 TANE^. The lateral grooves of bill extending to the horny 

 termiiaal portion. The gape of mouth extending behind the 

 base of culmen. Toes generally connected by a basal mem- 

 brane. The tail always with distinct transverse bars in North 

 American species , except in Hetewscdus. 



This sub-family appears to differ from most Scolopacix^e 

 in the less degree of sensitiveness in the tip of the bill, which 

 is more horny, and not covered by soft skin well supplied with 

 nerves. The toes are almost always connected at the base by 

 a membrane, this being the rule and not the exception, as in 



SCOLOPACIN^. 



A. Tarsi covered anteriorly and posteriorly by transverse 

 scutellffi, except in Heteroscdus ; finely reticulated lat- 

 erally. Bill nearly straight, or bent a little upwards. 

 TOTANE.E.— Bill nearly straight, about as long as the 

 tarsus, attenuated. Bill not grooved for the terminal 

 fourth. Gape of mouth extending beyond base of 

 cuhiien. 



