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630. Limosa segocephala (L.) Leach, b — . c — . r 54G. (g.) 



Black-tailed Godwit. 



631. Limosa uropygialis Gould. B — . c 430. R 544. (!a.) 



White-rumped Godwit. 



632. Symphemia semipalmata (Gm.) Hartl. B 537. c 431. R 552. 



/ Semipalmated Tattler ; Willet. 



• 633. Totanus melanoleucus (Gm.) V. b 539. c 432. R 548. 



^ Greater Tattler ; Stone Snipe. 



,, 634. Totanus flavipes (Gm.) V. B 540. c 433. R 549. 

 Lesser Tattler ; Yellowshanks. 



635. Totanus glottis (L.) Bechst. B 538. c 434. R 547. (!e.) 



Greenslianks. 



636. Rhyacophilus ochropus (L.) Ridg. b — . c — . R 55i. (!e.) 



Green Sandpiper. 



.' 637. Rhyacophilus solitarius (Wils.) Bp, b 541. c 435. r 550. 



''^^ Solitary Tattler. 



638. Tringoides macularius (L.) Gr. b 543. c 43G. r 557 



Spotted Tattler; Spotted Sandpiper. 



630. L. aeg-6-c6ph'-a-la. Gr. alyoK4<pa\os, an Aristotelian epitliet of some unknown bird ; it 

 literally means "goat-headed," but what application f About the middle of the sixteenth 

 century it was applied by Belon to a species of Limosa, perhaps from the cry of the bird 

 being fancied like the bleating of a goat ; " bleating " is a term in every-day use now to 

 express the peculiar sounds made by some snipes. — The curious English word godwit 

 is derived by Jolmson from Anglo-Saxon god, good, and iviht, animal : by others from 

 god, and ir.ide, game ; latter not unlikely. 



Not in the orig. ed. Only North American as a straggler to Greenland. 



631. L. u-r6-py-gl-a'-lis. See Ce)i^( n<s. No. 452. 



632. Sym-phe'-ml-a s6m-T-pal-ma'-ta. Gr. (7vix<pr]fxi ; aw, with, and (prjl^l, I speak ; alluding to 

 the noisy concerts of tlie birds. — Lat. semipalmata, half-wcbbcd : see yEgiaUtes, No. 584. 

 "Willet" is derived from the sound of the bird's voice; sometimes written "pilwillet." 



633. T6-ta'-nus mel-an-6-leia'-cus. Totanus is Latinized from the Italian totano, a name of 

 some bird of the kind. We suppose it should be accented on a lengthened penult. — 

 Gr. fxiKas, genitive fj.eXavos, black, and KevKos, white. 



634. T. fla'-vi-pes. Lat. ^ai'«s, yellow ; /jes, foot. 



635. T. glot'-tis. Gr. yXcoa-aa or y\SiTTa, the tongue ; referring to the noisiness of the bird. 

 This is given in tlie orig. ed. as Totanus chlorojms. 



636. R. 6ch'-r6-pQs. Gr. wxp6s, pale, sallow, wan, and iroCs, foot. From this word come 

 Lat. ockra, and our ochre, ochreous, ochraceous, as names of some dull yellowish color. 

 Linnaeus had originally ocrophus by misprint. 



Not in the orig. ed. Since found in Nova Scotia as a straggler from Europe. See 

 Bull. Nutt. Club, iii, 1878, p. 49. 



637. Rhy-a-co'-phH-us s61-i-ta'-rI-Qs. Gr. ^va|, genitive ^vukos, a stream, brook; ^eu or ^vu, 

 I flow ; and (l)i\ns, loving, loved, a lover. — Lat. solitarius, solitary; solus, alone. 



638. Trin-g6-i'-des mac-ul-a'-r!-ias. See Tringa, No. 62^ and add elSoy, resemblance. Note 

 that the word is in four syllables, accented on the penult. — Lat. mncnlarius, not classic ; 

 like maculatus and maculosus, spotted ; macula, a spot. 



