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of the back of a decided brownish cast ; wiugs and tail dusky ; top 

 of head and back of neck brown, more or less mixed with gray on 

 sides of head, face, and neck ; chin, throat, lower third of cheeks, 

 and the belly white ; the remaining under parts a mingling of white 

 and pale slaty blue ; shield much restricled and dusky in color ; 

 upper mandible dusky ; lower mandible, and tip of upper, with a 

 slight shade of yellowish ; legs and feet without the red coloring, 

 but the front scales colored a bright lemon yellow. Quite a lot of 

 grass and remains of insecfls and larvae were found in the stomachs 

 of these specimens. Hab. Europe, Africa, Asia, and many Pacific 

 islands. Guam. 



The .spread of the wings from tip to tip is about 18.50, and the 

 depth of the bill at the base is about .37. 



Gp:xus FULICA Linn^us. 



22. Fulica atra Linn. I^uropean Coot. 



General color slaty, bill and frontal shield whitish, edge of 

 wing and edge of first quill whitish. Length 16, wing 7.70-8.80, 

 culmen 1.70-2, tarsus 2.25-2.35, mid-toe and claw 2.85-3.15. Hab. 

 Europe and Asia, ranging south to the Philippines and Pacific 

 islands ; accidental on Guam. 



Order LIMICOIJ^:.- Shore Birds. 



a'. Tarsus transversely .scutellate, culmen longer than middle 

 toe without claw. Family Scolopacido', Snipes, Sandpipers. 



a^ Tarsus with small hexagonal or irregular scales in front, 

 bill shorter than tarsus, nasal openings reaching beyond the basal 

 fourth of the bill. Family Charadriidcc, Plovers. 



a^. Tarsus slightly longer than culmen, lower back and rump 

 white with a black band. Family Aplirizidcc, Surf Birds and Turn- 

 stones. 



Famii^v SCOI/OPACID^.— Snipes 



a'. No hind toe. Genus Ca/idris. 

 a,-. Hind toe present. 



b". Culmen thickened at tip, thighs naked, tarsus not so 

 long as mid-toe and claw. Genus (lallinago. 



