8C0L0PACir).K - TMK SNIPK FAMILY — TOTANU8. 



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In tlif wiiiK ; l»it tlx' I'ill >" iiiiK li tlii< ki'i, iiikI iliriiltMlly rL>rurv(!<l tvmuimlly, whih' it \n aU„ 

 liiiiuiT ill |H(ii)<iiliiiii I" •!••' liii>n-. " illntliii" KiiifMii iiM i« very iiiui'li like /rti/d/Ki/udu, l>iit ilic 

 siiiii' clmnu'ti'iv wliicli ^•t'|llll'utl• tin- lalliT h<im,/''(i'i'/«(i nn- in tliin iimrL' rxu^jii'iiiiiil ; thf icm'Iii- 



I'liillir, IliiWi'Vi'l', )>rili^' limrli rli)»c|' Im'Iwi'CII riliiiwi'i im ami iiltliHiiililifil lliail lit'tWi't'll the liltltT llllii 



II iriiifK, 7'. '•<(/"''■"< (!• ) I' ■•XMrliy iiiliiiiii'ilialf in rniia uml |irii|i<ii'tii>nM liflwccii " '>'i(m'» "</ * 

 iic/<f;i(>/' I'l'd iinil ./'iii'iyiij*. lihiiiifdfilitliiH iHliiiifiiis lia.-< till' liili iihlv a'* li>li>; ai tiic talxilH, iii^trail iil' 

 \i ry nnu'li Ioiikit. iw in nil 1 1"' I'lUfn'iiiin' "iK-cicx ; Inil A*, milituriu* unci A' ijlnrenla have it Khortfr, 



till' latttT j>|irrii- (the ty]ic 1)1' li'liiinritjilnliiM, ilillVl ili^' Irniu till- tyiiiral ^|inif. Ill' Tiliitlim (iitiiiiiiilliliA 

 ituA Jltiriii''i() ill tllr Imiyi'l till-, till' MiiiMli' till' Miy i.caily i'i|ilallili;,' tilt' liill ill li'li^lli. r|Mi|i tlif 

 v.'IidU* the WihmI Siilii||>i|irrM ( It'll fitiiiiitli II iim) mill tlu' KrilKliank (/•^rilllirnmrlilii fiiArmi) xi'i'lii Mlllll- 

 I'ii'Mtlv illH'rii'iit riiitii till' -|irrii'-i ill Tniiiiiiin tn wairaiit llu'ir generic Hc-|HU'iitioii, tlu' rullnwiiiK 



III in;,' till' rllii'l illMlilirliM- ilialarli'l>i : — 



Totanua. Miiiilli' Im' nut iiinii' than li.ill' a- Imi;,' n^ llir tai'Miis ; liill ili'riili-illy Hlmrlcr than 

 tar-ii» : I. T, Kiiiiiiiiililii : •!. T. ihiriih.i ; :i. T. iiiUiIri^ ; 4. T. mrUtmikucM ; ft. T. gliitlit, 



Rbyaoophilu*. MiiMh' tor iiraily m ijiiili' a- lun^' as tlii' tai'>n- : I. It. ijlurinhi; 2. li. noli- 

 lining ; ;J. li. iirAc'i/K'-i. 



ErytbroBcelus. Miililh' tm' aliout liiiil thi' taixiiM ; bill hinder tliiui taimui. Lower partf> 

 ilu^ky ill lulull : I. I\. /kaiiiii. 



Synopsis of the American Species. 



Thr thri'i' Aiiiorii'.in ijii'iii's iil' Tii'niniii may !«• ilir'iii;{iiiH|ifi| iw I'nllow!!, one of them Wing n 

 nii'ii' Hlra):}{ler rroiii KuriijM' : - 



4t''' Xizi' liir^ii- (wiiin initfi' than 7 itnhi'") ; ti'iniiiml liiilt' of lull Hli^htiy rci'uivwl. 



i. T. iiebulariuB. Knliii' niniii. ii|p|ii'i' tail-rnviTtx, ainl lowiT i>aits, |mre white, without 

 MiMikiiiiis 1)11 till' iris.-iinii ; win^^'-riivi'its nn^iiDltcil. Win;;, 7.'x>-7.M(i ; I'lilini'ii, •2.\!'t-i.iO ; 

 liii-ns, •2.-2't--2M'>\ niiililli' till'. I. l:i-l .:i(», Idili. H;iiii)|)i' ; aniili'iital in Kluriila f 

 ■2. T. melanoleuoua. Itnni|i niDttli'il iliisky ; n|)|ii'r lail-ruvi'its wliiu-, Imri'ril with iliisky ; 

 uiii;,'-ri)verti "iiiitti'il with white ; -liili's, Hanks, ami lnwi'i' tail-rovi'its iriej/iilaily luivreil 

 with iliisky. Willi;. 7.Ji>->^.<Ki ; culnu'ii. I'.u.Vj. »() ; tarsus, :J.:j"i-i.7<» ; niiihlle toi', l.J."i- 

 l.rm. Hull. N'lii'lh AniiTira ; Ci'iitial ami Smiili Anii'iiia ami \Vi'>t Imlies in winter. 

 B. Sl/i! snrill (\viii}{ K'ss than 7 imln'^) ; hill sK-mli'i', nnl rcrurved teniiiiially. 



'.). T. flavipea. Colors of 7'. miiiinolciiniA, Win;;, (i.l(MI.(!.') ; I'uliiii'ii. I.IO-l.ftfl ; far*ii», 

 :i.(K>-i.|,") ; niiililli- toe, l(Mi-l.l">. Il'ili. N'mtli Ainericii, bree<liii>,' iioithwanl ; Central 

 uiid iSouth Aim-riia ami West iiiilies in winter. 



TotanuB nabularlus. 



THE 0BEEN8HANK. 



SmIopnrnelnilnriHK, r,t'vxRnrs, in Li-i'in, I,a|i|i. Hi'silir. 1707, 251. 



ftctlnjinr ijtollit, LaTII. Symi|i. Sll|i|il. 17S7, 2i>'_' (lirr I. INN.). 



Tol<inii.s ijlotth, lU-.riisr. NatiiiK. IMitsrlil. IV. 178!i-17i>.'i. •24P. — Kf.ys. & Ri.as. Wirb. Kiir. 1S31, 



72. — .Snii.Ko. Iti'v. Crit. Hi. — Oiiav, (im. B. II' i'<4n, 5/3 ; Cat. Brit. H. 18«3, ItW. — Atn. 



Orn. nif'K- HI. "^:i''', ■i'^'l I'l- 20^ •■ Syiioii. IS.lii, _ B. Am. V. 1842, 321, pi. 346. — Rinow. 



Noiii. N. .\in. It. 1S81, 111). .'■i47. - ri.iKs, (■lici;k List, 2il oil. 188'2, no. 635. 

 SoilD/mj" aiiiisii iin, (iMK.l.. S. N. I. 178S, titlS. 

 " iHliitli.H canfscen.s, .SrnicKi.." ((lii.w). 



Smiopnx folanun, LiNN. S N. nl. I'i, I. Kttfl, 245 (ncc eil. 10, 1758). 

 LimiMi Mail IIS, PaM. Zoiijfr. Hosmi-As. II. 1831, 183. 

 TotiniHn fiHhiliiiiH, Bi-.riisT. Niitinjr. IV. isnii, -241. 

 Tiittuiiis ijrisiiiH, Bkimst. t.-'. 231. 

 OluUin chhii-o/iii.'i, XiL.sN. Oni. .Suei'. II. lS17-18'iI, 57. — BoSAi'. Coinp. List, 1838, 51. — Macoill. 



Man. II. 01. 

 Tntnnii.i clilnrnii::t, Mkyeu & Woi.K, Tuschb. Vug. Deutsclil. II. 1810, 371. — CoUES, Key, 1872, 



250 ; Cheek hint, 1873, no. 434. 



