XXV111. SYNOPSIS. 



Gen. 77. LIMOSA. Bill very long, depressed, more or 

 less bent upwards, soft and flexible throughout, flattened 

 towards the point ; upper mandible grooved for nearly its 

 whole length, tip obtuse, dilated : nostrils lateral, linear, 

 placed in the membrane of the groove : legs long and slen- 

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

 middle and outer toes united by a membrane as far as the 

 first joint: wings moderate; first quill longest. 



L. melanura, Let's/. - v. 2, p. 113 



L. rufa, Briss. v. 2, p. 115 



Gen. 72. SCOLOPAX. Bill long, straight, slender, 

 compressed, soft, the tip obtuse and dilated; both mandibles 

 grooved for half their length ; upper one a little longer than 

 the lower: nostrils lateral, basal, linear, covered by a mem- 

 brane : legs moderate, slender, occasionally naked for a short 

 space above the heel; three toes before and one behind; the 

 anterior toes almost entirely divided : wings moderate ; first 

 quill longest. 



* Tibia feathered to the heel; anterior toes entirely divided. 

 S. Rusticola, Linn. - - - v. 2, p. 118 



* Lower part of the tibia naked. 



S. major, Gmel. v. 2, p. 124 



S. Sabina, Vigors. v. 2, p. 126 



S. Gallinago, Linn. - - - v. 2, p. 128 



S. Gallinula, Linn. - - v. 2, p. 132 



* * * Outer and middle toes united by a membrane as far as 

 the first joint. 



S. Noveboracensis, Gmel. v. 2, p. 134 



Gen. 7J. RALLUS. Bill longer than the head, rather 

 slender, slightly arched or straight, compressed at the base, 

 cylindrical at the tip ; upper mandible grooved for two-thirds 

 of its length : nostrils lateral, linear, placed in the groove, 

 partly covered by a membrane : lower part of the tibia naked ; 

 tarsi long and robust ; toes long and slender, three before 

 and one behind ; anterior toes entirely divided ; hind toe 



