SYNOPSIS. xxvii. 



rowed nearly to the tip: nostrils lateral, conical, placed in 

 the membrane of the groove : lower part of the tibia naked ; 

 tarsi slender; three toes before, one behind; anterior toes 

 entirely divided, or the middle one joined by a membrane 

 to the outer toe as far as the first joint; hind toe articulated 

 on the tarsus: wings moderate; first quill longest. 



* Anterior toes entirely divided. 



T. subarquata, Temm. v. 2, p. 73 



T. pectoralis, Bonap. 



T. variabilis, Meyer - v. 2, p. 75-77 



T. Schinzii, Bonap. 



T. platyrhyncha, Temm. 



T. maritima, Brunn. - v. 2, p. 79-81 



T. Temminckii, Leisler. 



T. minuta, Leisl. v. 2, p. 83 



T. rufescens, Vieill. 



T. cinerea, Linn. v. 2, p. 84 



* * Middle and outer toes united by a membrane as far as 

 the first joint: neck in the male furnished with an ornamental ruff 

 during the breeding season. 



T. pugnax, Linn. - v. 2, p. 87-91 



Gen. 70. TOTANUS. Bill moderate or long, generally 

 straight, rarely inclining upwards, compressed, soft at the 

 base, hard and sharp at the point; upper mandible grooved 

 for half its length, slightly bending over the lower-one at the 

 tip: nostrils lateral, linear, placed in the groove: legs long, 

 slender, naked above the heel; three toes before, one behind; 

 anterior toes, or the outer ones only united by a membrane, 

 which sometimes extends as far as the second joint: wings 

 moderate; first quill longest. 



* Bill straight; point of the upper mandible bending over the 

 lower one: the three anterior toes, or the outer ones only, united. 



T. fuscus, Leisl. - v. 2, p. 94 



T. Calidris, Bechst. - v. 2, p. 96 



T. Ochropus, Temm. - v. 2, p. 99 



T. Glareola, Temm. v. 2, p. 101 

 T. Macularia, Temm. 



T. Hypoleucos, Temm. v. 2, p. 103-106 



* * Bill strong, a little bent upwards ; mandibles almost equal 

 at the point: middle and outer toes united. 



T. Glottis, Bechst. - - - v. 2, p. 108-110 



