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bal grooves produccil. In some sj)ecies, as T. reUgiosa, the 

 legs are reticulated; in others, as Tantalus ruber of Gm. 

 They are plated. 



2. Bill straight or very slightly bent. 



{aa.) Bill produced, and much longer than the head. 



Nasal grooves reaching nearly to the extremity of the 

 bill. 



Upper mandible with a dorsal groove near the end. 



173. ScoLOPAX. Snipe. Extremity of the upper man- 

 dible soft, when dried, punctured. Head compressed. S. 

 rusticola. 



Upper mandible destitute of a dorsal groove. 



174. Ryxchixa. Bill slightly bent at the end. R. ca- 

 pcnsis. 



175. LiMOSA. God wit. Extremity of the bill depress- 

 ed and soft. The limbs are longer than in the snipes, and 

 the bill, in some of the species, has a slight bend upwards. 

 L. JEgocephala. 



Nasal groove reaching only half the length of the bill. 



176. ToTANUs. Horseman. Bill slender, round, the 

 upper mandible slightly deflected at the end. 



(hb.) Bill not much longer than the head. 



Bill depressed at the extremity. Nasal groove produ- 

 ced. 



Outer toes united at the base by a distinct web. 



177. Machetes. Ruff. Neck and ear feathers much 

 produced in the breading season, in the males, the heads of 

 which are in part naked, and exhibit a papillous skin. The 

 Tringa ptignax, the only knowns pecies, exhibits many va- 

 rieties. 



