XXVI SYSTEMATIC AREANGEMENT 



98. Platalea (Spoonbill). Bill very long, dilated at the end 

 into the form of a spoon ; nostrils above. Page 418. 



99. Ibis. Bill very long, slender, curved downwards ; npper 

 mandible channeled throughout ; wings moderate ; second and 

 third primaries longest. Page 419. 



Family lY. Scolopacid-j:. 



(snipes, &c.) 



Bill long and slender ; toes four, the hind one weak and elevated, 

 very rarely wanting. 



100. NuMENius (Curlew, Whunbrel). Bill much larger than 

 the head, slender, curved downwards. Page 419. 



101. ToTANUS (Eedshank, Sandpiper). Bill moderate, slender, 

 soft at the base, solid at the end ; both mandibles grooved at the 

 base, upper channeled through half its length j nostrils j)ierced in 

 the groove ; legs long, slender ; toes four. Page 423. 



102. Recurvirostra (Avocet). Bill very long, slender, weak, 

 much curved upwards, pointed ; legs long, slender ; front toes 

 connected as far as the second joint ; hind toe very small. Page 432. 



103. HiMANTOPUS (Stilt). Bill very long, slender, straight ; 

 legs very long and slender, nearly the whole of the tibia naked ; 

 hind toe wantiug. Page 434. 



104. LiMosA (Godwit). Bill very long, slender, curved upwards, 

 soft and flexible throughout, dilated towards the tip, and blunt ; 

 upper mandible channeled throughout its whole length ; nostrils 

 linear, pierced in the groove, pervious ; legs long and slender ; toes 

 four, the outer and middle connected as far as the first joint ; wings 

 moderate ; fii'st primary longest. Page 435. 



105. Machetes (RujBQ. Bill straight, as long as the head, 

 dilated and smooth at the tip ; nasal channel reaching nearly to the 

 end of the bill ; nostrils basal ; first and second primaries longest ; 

 toes four, the outer and middle connected as far as the first joint ; 

 neck of the male in spring furnished with a rufi". Page 437. 



106. ScoLOPAX (Woodcock, Snipe). Beak much longer than the 

 head, straight, slender, soft, the tip obtuse and dilated ; both 

 mandibles channeled for more than half their length, the upper 

 curving somewhat over the lower ; nostrils basal, narrow, covei'ed 

 by a membrane ; legs moderate ; toes four, entu-ely or almost 

 entirely divided ; first primary longest. Page 439. 



107. MACRORAMPHrs (BrowTi Snipe). Tarsi somewhat elon- 

 gated ; toes four, the outer connected with the middle as far as the 

 first joint. In other respects resembling Scolopax. Page 450. 



108. Tringa (Sandpiper, Knot, Dunlin). Bill as long as the 

 head or a little longer, straight or shghtly curved, soft and flexible 



