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U. S. p. E. E. EXP, AND SUEVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENEEAL EEPOET. 



List of specimens. 



GLOTTIS, Nilsson. 



QloUU, Nilsson, Ornithol. Suec. 1817. Type Scolopax glottis, Linn. (Gray.) 



Ch. — Similar to Gambetla. The bill high at base, where it is much compressed, with an upward bend about the middle. Legi 

 green. 



The genus Glottis differs very little from the American Gambetta, and all their species might 

 very appropriately he comhined in a single genus, Glottis. 



GLOTTIS FLOEIDANUS, Bon. 



Florida Greenshank. 



Totanus glottis, Adt>. Orn. Biog. Ill, 1835, 483; pi. 269.— Is. Syn. 244.— Ib. Birds Amer. V, 1842, 321 ; pi. 346. 



Glottis floridama, Bow. List, 1838, 51. 



Sp Ch. — Very similar to T. glottis of Europe, but apparently rather smaller. Bill longer than the head, slender, and slightly 

 curved upwards towards the end ; wing rather long ; legs long, rather stout ; toes moderate, united at base, the larger membrane 

 being between the outer and middle toes ; that between the inner and middle toes very small ; hind toe small. Entire upper 

 parts dark ashy, on the head with lines of dark brown ; wing feather of the scapulars and greater coverts edged with pale ashy 

 white and with a sub-edging line of brownish black ; tertiaries dark ashy, with imperfect transverse bars of black ; back, rump, 

 and upper tail coverts white, the last with transverse bars of brownish black. Tail white ; two middle feathers and outer edges 

 of others with lines of brown. Under parts white, tinged with ashy, and spotted with brown on the breast; under wing coverts 

 and axillaries white. Bill greenish brown ; legs dart green. Quills brownish black ; shaft of first primary white. Total length 

 about 11 inches ; wing, 7; tail, 3 ; bill, 2^ ; tarsus rather more than 2i inches. 



Hab. — Florida, (Mr. Audubon.) 



With the original specimen of Mr. Audubon before us, it is not without some hesitation that 

 we admit this bird as distinct from the common European species, Totanus glotBs; but it appears 

 to be smaller in all its parts than any one of numerous specimens from the old world in the 

 museum of the Philadelphia Academy. The bill especially is slender and recurved. 



This bird is only known to be entitled to a place in the North America fauna from the fact 

 that it was obtained in Florida by Mr. Audubon. 



