SCOLOPACID^E. LV. 125 



cc. Culmen unfurrowed ; length more than 12. 



LIMOSA, 9. 

 bb. Gape reaching beyond base of culinen. 



d. Length more than 9. 



e. Bill longer than head. . . . TOTANUS, 10. 

 ee. Bill not longer than head. 

 f. Tail more than half the length of wing. 



BARTRAMIA, 13. 



ff. Tail less than half the length of wing. 



MACHETES, 12. 

 dd. Length less than 9 ; second toe uuwebbed. 



g. Bill grooved nearly to tip ; back not speckled with 

 white; adult with black spots below. 



TRINGOIDES, 11. 



gg. Bill grooved about halfway to tip; back speckled 

 with white, not spotted below. . TOTANUS, 10. 

 aa. Tail not barred. 

 h. One minute web; primaries mottled with black. . 



TRYNGITES, 14. 

 Jill. Feet with two plain webs. 



i. Bill about as long as head. . . EREUNETES, 6. 

 ii. Bill much longer than head. . MICROPALAMA, 5. 

 }: Toes not webbed at all. 



j. First primary attenuate ; bill straight, longer than head ; 

 culmcn grooved SCOLOPAX, 2. 



jj. First three primaries attenuate ; bill as in Scolopax. 



PHILOHELA, I. 

 jjj. Primaries not attenuate. 



k. Bill straight, about twice as long as head. 



GALLINAGO, 3. 



kk. Bill straight, much shorter than head; primaries 



mottled with black. . . . TRYSTGITES, 14. 



kkk. All other Sandpipers. . . . TIUXGA, 7. 



/. PHILOHELA, Gray. AMERICAN WOODCOCKS. 

 1. P. minor, (Gm.) Gray. AMERICAN WOODCOCK. 



