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Family SCOLOPACID.E. Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews. 



Philohela minor. 



Length under 13 ; wing under 7 ; bill over 2 ; toes four in number. 



Length, 11: Wino;. 5.50: Bill, 2.70; Tarsus. 1.25. 

 Under parts rufous brown : three outer prima= 

 ries attenuated ; fourth and fifth primaries longest. Philohela minor. 



American Woodcock. 



See page 273 

 Length, 1 1; Wing, 5.35 : Tail, 2.25 ; Tarsus, 1.25; Bill 

 2.60. Throat whitish; belly white: under tail 



coverts barred with black; no wi'/> between toes. Oallinago delicata. 



Wilson's Snipe. 

 English Snipe. See page 273 



Length, 10.50: Wing. 5.50: Tarsus. 1.35: Bill. 2^0. 

 Tail and tail coverts barred with black : a -,'e>y 



small web between the inner U^ifA. Macrorhamphus griseus. 



Dowitcher. 

 Ked^breasted Snipe. 



.See page 275 

 Length, 10.75 : Wing. 5.75 : Tarsus, 1.50: Bill. 2.G5. 

 Resembling preceding species, but somewhat 



larger; bill longer. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. 



Long=billed Dowitcher. 

 Red=breasted Snipe. 



See page 275 



