145' 



6. TOTANUS. SPOTTED SNIPE. 



Sc. nigr icans maculis albis subtus alba, peclore lineolis 

 rectricibus lateralibus fasciis nigricantibus, pedi- 

 bus rubris. Lath. 



The bill is 2i inches long, base red, and black 

 at the tip ; irides hazel ; the head, neck, breast, 

 and belly are spotted in streaks, and mottled and 

 barred with dingy ash-brown and white ; the throat 

 and back are white and spotted ; the legs are of a 

 deep orange red. 



7. ^EGOCEPHALA. COMMON GODWIT, GOD- 



WYN, YARWHELP, OR YARW1P. 



Sc\ rostro flavo-rubente, pedibus virescentibus, capile 

 collogue rufescenlibus, remigibus tribus nigris basi 

 albis. Lath. 



The bill is about 4 inches long, purplish at the 

 base, and black at the tip ; a whitish streak passes 

 from the bill over each eye ; the head, neck, back, 

 scapulars and coverts are of a pale reddish brown, 

 each feather being marked down the middle with a 

 dark spot ; the fore-part of the breast is pale, streaked 

 with black ; the belly, vent and tail are white, the 

 latter irregularly barred with black ; the webs of the 



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