PHALAROI'OIIID.i:— THE PHALAROPES. 



Family PHALAROPODID-ffi.— The Phai.aropes. 



Chab. Small birds of Sandpip'i-like appearand;, but with very full, eompact plnmagc 

 like that of the Coots, Gulls, ami Petrels; the tarsus greatly eompi-essed, and the toe partly 

 webbed as well as fringed by a lati^ral. sometimes scalloped, margin. 



The Phalaropes are small northern birds combining- the habit.s, 

 as well as to a eertaiu extent the Jippearance, of the Wadei-s 

 and Swimmers. The two recognized genera may be distinguished 

 as follows: 



Crymophilns, Bill flattened, broad, the nostrils sub-basal; web between outer and 



midillo toe extending to beyond second joint of the latter; lateral membrane of all 



the toes deeply scalloped. 

 Fhalaropus. Bill subulate, the nostrils strictly basal. 



Subgenus /'/ta/aropi/s. Feet as in CVtf»rtop/i lus. 



Subgenus Slegano/jus. Web between outer and middle toes not reaching to second 

 joint of latter; lateral membrane to all the toes narrow and scarcely scalloped. 



(Jenus CRYMOPHILUS \ ikillot. 



Crvmophilns ViEiLL,. Analyse, 181(i, •i2. Type, Tringa fulicaria Linn. 



Char. Bill flattened, broad, the nostrils sub-basal; web between outer and middle toes 

 extending to beyond second joint of the latter; lateral membrane of the toes broad and 

 deeply seallopeil. 



Crymophilus fulicarius (liinn.) 



EED PHALAKOPE. 



Tringa fulicaria Linn. H. N. e<l. 10. 1, 17.>\ Mn; ed. 12. 1, 1766, 3l!t. 



Phalnr<,iiH»fitlicariu!< Sw. & Rich. F. IS. -A. il,lS31.tii7.— Nutt. Man. ii, 1834, 2»;.—At;D. 

 Urn. Biog. Mi, 183.1. I'M. pi. 2.'i5; Synop. 18:», 23!!; B. Am. v. 1842, 291, pi. .■Ml.— Cash, in 

 Balrd's B. N. Am. IdM. 707.— Baibd, Cat. N. Am. B. 185'.t, No. .';21.— CouEs, Key. 1872, 

 2IX: Check List, 1874, No. Ill; 2d ed. 1882, No. GOr; B. N. W. 1874, 471.- Rniow. Nom. 

 N. Am. B. 1882, No. Stll.-B. B. tl R. Water B. N. Am. i, 1884, 32i;. 



CruiiioiihiliiH /iilicariun »TFJH. Auk, II, 188:., 183.— A. O. U. Check List. 1888, No. 22!.— 

 RiDow. Miin. N. Am. B, 1»<7, 111. 



Haii. Northern portions of the northern hemisphere, breedlDKln very high latitudes, 

 and migrating southward In winter; chlelly maritime: in America, recorded from an far 

 south as Ohio, HIinois. and Capo Ht. Lucas. 



