scolopacidjE. — cxLV. 245 



i. (Wing less than 4; toes well webbed; both mandibles grooved to 



the tip; tail not barred) Ekeunetes, 391. 



a, (Wing not less than 4.) 

 j. Bill narrower at tip, its upper surface hard and smooth, not grooved 

 to the tip ; (tail barred). 

 k. Tarsus about as long as middle toe and claw; (wings less than 4J). 



AcTiTia, 398. 



kk. Tarsus rather longer than middle toe and claw; (wings more 



than 4J). 



X. Bill slender; (legs dusky or yellow). . Totanus, 394 : 394 b. 



XX. Bill stout; (legs bluish). ..... SYMrHEMiA, 395. 



Jj. Bill slightly broadened at tip, its upper surface slightly wrinkled or 



pitted MiCROPALAMA, 389. 



hh. Tail shorter than bill ; gape not reaching behind base of culmen : (tail 

 barred or else chiefly black). 

 ;. Culmen with a median groove ; tip of both mandibles wrinkled 



or pitted Mackokhamphus, 888. 



II. Culmen smooth, not grooved Limosa, 393. 



aa. Tarsus scutellate in front, reticulate behind; bill very long, decurved. 

 (Numeniince.) Numenius, 399. 



386. FHILOHELA Gray. (cpiXos, lover ; eXor, swamp.) 



755. P. minor (Gmelin). American Woodcock. Variegated, 

 black, brown, gray, and russet ; occiput banded with blackish and 

 rusty, below warm brown. L. 11. W. 5. B. 3. T. 2f. E. U. S., 

 in swamps, W. to Nebr, (The European woodcock, Scolopax rusti- 

 cdla L., a similar but considerably larger bird, is an occasional 

 straggler to E. U. S.) 



387. GALLINAGO Leach. (Lat., gallus, cock.) 



756. Gr. delioata (Ord). Wilson's Snipe. Back varied with 

 black and bay ; crown black, with a pale median stripe ; breast 

 mottled; sides barred; bill straight, very long. L. 11. W. 5. B. 

 2^. T. 2J. N. Am., abundant ; a favorite game bird. 



388. MACRORHAMPHUS Leach. (^oxpoj, long; pa/i^os, 



beak.) 



757. M.griseus (Gmelin). Gray Snipe. Dowitchbr. Black- 

 ish and grayish ; breast rusty-red in summer ; bill long, nearly as 

 in Gallinago. L. 11. W. 5\. T. 2^. E. N. Am., abundant 

 coastwise. 



389. MICROPALAMA Baird. (juRpos, small ; iroKaur), palm.) 



758. M. himantopus (Bonaparte). Stilt Sandpiper. Black- 

 ish, marked with chestnut, etc. ; ashy gray in winter ; bill nearly as 

 in Gallinago. L. 9. W. 5. T. 2\. B. If. E. K Am., not com- 

 mon. {Himantopus, the stilt.) 



