734 U. S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. Locality. When col- Whence obtained. Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch | Wing. Remarks, 
No. lected. No. of wings. 
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1382 | 3 Carlisle, Pa..essecseeeeeses [PA Drils 225 1844; ISSIR CRAIC esisierieins sisisee'|isisivicie(s)| eis\seleiaisieirivisiesejees 8.80 | 16.50 5,24 
4 1||| Grales caecdosssecicceeacisesoaes el AUS 2451 01IN| tence docesonetrsnaacsces|saseallacucia'ss Reb ornnde Me pabioG | santecs||Remniod ac 
14815 MOI cece One ssersserecicres estos (Mays Oy) O14 mare UOcceutenetesteceess|Grestelvsesccesiereniocss | g.64| 16.40| 5.32 , i 
T7E8 OM betes Oe edeeles seiclestcterte’s Sept; HB5 1843: Pers dostsesececsaeeecelsaensclcserecwes a hiscs }8250),|162005| US ea0 i heene nec ectrmes 
8992 |...... Upper Missouri and Vel=-|'S.sccrecteecs Dr. Hayden....| 9.00 | 17.00 5.25 | Iris brown. sees 
Jowstone rivers. | ° | 
4866 | © | Omaha City, Neb. sseeeeeeee | IA prill QBS 1856)] wee sec Osr scsi syeereiness| sivveeel trees s (hs noagaH 
8993!)|ccreaee Sand Hills, Neb......eeeees PATE WO fete a stata (oiefelejoiasCl Osete-ere-sfeiclasieisiesiel stsisieis'st|[eisterels do. 
B994 |i ccc ccl| sees ceAQccccin «vicciesee osecce AUge 10. ceee|eceeesdOsccccsrees vecces|esscee| cecees Ose0s csc 
5438 |. Fort Union, Neb.....+ese0 Jeccccccvcesece|sccvesdQreccecccas seeceslevecce |rovens COsacenece 
5437 |. cece Mbocccs cocvceee VUYe SOG: sierclccesesA0cncecclores ievesesi|(sclseesi|sesinne dO neentescs 
02s heise sies) Little Blue river, K. T. .... | July 22,1856 | Wm. Magraw....ssescs|soeeee Dr. Cooper ... 
5737 |..000-| Pole creek, NeD...eeeseeees July 29,1856 | Lieut. Bryan.....cseces|eveees W.S. Wood... 
5099) |e eiais California Spring, Tex...... | April29,1855 | Captain Pope ....seeees|eeees 
10423 |.....- Fort Tejon, Cal........000- Neaty o. Xantus de Vesey ....|.e0es+ Api 
6648 |......| Fort Steilacoom, W. T.....- | 1856 Dr.jSuckleyescoeceeeses 379 
6649 May  6,1856 | Gov. Stevens coe. sececr|esceve r. Suckley.... 
HETEROSCELUS, Baird. 
Cxu.—Bill longer than the head cr the tarsus, stout, much compressed. Commissure straight to near the tip, where it is gently 
decurved. The culmen is slightly concave about the middle. Nasal groove extending over the basal two-thirds of the bill. 
Mouth moderately cleft; gape extending nearly the length of the nostrils behind the base of culmen. Legs short. Tarsus about 
equal to middle toe, and about 24 times the length of exposed tibia; covered anteriorly by narrow transverse scutellae, laterally 
and behind by hexagonal scales. Scales of tibia hexagonal. Outer and middle toe connected by a basal web as far as the first 
joint of the latter; a rudimentary web to the inner toe. Hind toe long; one-third the tarsus. ail half the wings. Plumage 
perfectly uniform above, without spots or bands of any kind. 
This very remarkable sandpiper differs, in the hexagonal scutellation of the tibia and on the 
posterior face of the tarsus, from any other of the Zotaneae, and on this account should, with all 
propriety, be made the type of a distinct group. The bill is stronger than in any American 
Senus, except Symphemia, differing mainly from this in the straightness of the bill and greater 
amount of inflection of the edges. The nasal groove extends further forward, and the upper 
jaw is a little more decurved at the end. The gape is a little more deeply cleft. The legs, 
especially the tarsi, are much shorter ; the inner toe only slightly webbed. The claws are 
short, stout, and unusually curved. The legs have a much roughened appearance, 
HETEROSCELUS BREVIPES, (Vieill.) Baird. 
Wandering Tatler. 
Tringa glareola, Paruas, Zoog. Ross.-As. HU, 1811, 194. 
Totanus brevipes, Vieitt. Nouv. Dict. VI, 1816, 410.—Cassin, Pr. A.N. Se. VIII, 1856, 40. 
Scolopax undulata, Forster, Dese. An. 1844, 173. 
Totanus oceanicus, Lesson, Comp. Buff. 1847, 244. 
Totanus polynesiac, Peaue, Voy. Vincennes & Peacock, Birds, 1848, 237. 
Totanus fuliginosus, Gourp, Voy. Beagle, Birds, 1841, 130. 
2 Totanus pulverulentus, Mtiier, Verh. 1844, 153. 
Ficures.—Pattas, Zoog. Ross.-As. I, pl. 60.—Temm. & Scure. Faun. Japon. Birds, pl. 65!—Gray, Genera, III, pl. 154? 
Sp. Cu.—Rather larger than 7. flavipes. Bill rather longer than the head; wings long; legs shorter than usual in this group ; 
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