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BIRDS—SCOLOPAC1DAE—-MACRORHAMPHUS. (a ki 
examination, but without tempting us to suppose for one moment that they indicate specific 
distinctions. 
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For convenience of reference we insert the diagnoses of the three supposed species alluded to, 
from Fauna Boreali Americana, as above cited: 
“*Scolopax drummondii.—Tail of sixteen feathers, the two outer pairs somewhat narrowed, 
varied with black and white, the rest banded with ferruginous. Total length, 11 inches 6 
lines; wing, 5 inches 3 lines; tail, 2 inches 10 lines; of bill, 2 inches 7 lines; of tarsus, 1 
inch 8 lines.”’ 
‘‘Scolopaa douglasii.—Tail of sixteen feathers, not narrowed, all banded with ferruginous, 
except the outer pair, which are paler. Total length 
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, 114 inches; of wing, 5 inches; of tarsus, 
1 inch 33 lines; middle toe, 1 inch 2 lines; its nail, 3} lines.”’ 
“ Scolopax leucurus.—Tail of sixteen feathers, the three lateral ones pure white, with 2-3 basal 
black bands on the outer web; belly transversely banded. Total length, 10 inches 6 lines; of 
wing, 5 inches 4 lines; of tail, 2 inches 2 lines; of bill, 2 inches 5 lines; of tarsus, 1 inch 43 
lines.”’ 
List of specimens. 
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Catal. Sex. Locality. When col- | Whence obtained. Orig’] Collected by— | Length.| Stretch Wing. Remarks. 
. No. lected. No. | of wings. 
1340} Q | Carlisle, Pa..........--| / April 9, 1844 
1686"]) (8 |aveces COvanviesieoawiascene) AUB. 21,1844 
10424 | QO | Cape May,N.J.. .| April —, 1842 
1042511 hy [cones Gli semeonoeed 
4548 | ..00% Washington, D.C 
4874 | ...%6- Mouth of Big Horn..... 
9042 |..0.0 Black Hills......+ oeeee 
Q041 |ececce|iseeee COsniceiwaissiseie cia 
8230 |...0.. Fort Laramie.... sesso | Sept. 20, 1857 
4874 | © | Near Bald Island.......| April 24, 1856 
4183 | © | Brownsville, Texas ....| Feb. —, 1853 
ALB4)) a cunchoccees Oveicacavcccvscve Mar, —, 1853 alates 
GE TAD lise sie Camp 123.0... c00= eees| Feb, 16, 1854) Lt. Whipple..... 
3940 |.....- California.. ... ecececcesleescens seceee Dr. Heermann... 
6608 ref Sacramento valley.....|sccccvcecceses Lt. Williamson...|...... Dr. Heermann. | ee ce cee! occ evericcesccecliscceces ceccee soceescceece 
6610 |.....- Bodega, Cal., ..seve.eee Dec. —, 1854| Lt. Trowbridge ..|...... T. A. Szabo...].... 
6616 |...... San Francisco, Cal. ...-|ssseee sees eee Re DACs cea t|nceswalecaciesesiese'sistecs|selsaisien 
6615 Fort Dalles, O. T.....- | Nov. 16...... Gov. Stevens ....|...00. Dr. Suckley ...|.... +00. 
6613 Shoalwater bay........| Se + Dr. Couper 
6606 Fort Steilacoom, W. T..|. 
4403 :)| aieie'se| voi e's Ossi sesees wisieessiciai= 
(aE} | erste encore GO vciecicis.cc seus 
MACRORHAMPHUS, Leach. 
x Macrorhamphus, *‘Leacu, Catal. Brit. Birds, 1816,’ Gray. Type Scolopax grisea, Gm- 
Cu.—General appearance of Gallinago. Tarsi longer than middle toe; a short web between the base of outer and middle 
toe. 
The membrane at the base of the toes will at once distinguish this genus from Gallinago, 
though there are other characters involved. 
