696 Eepoet of State Geologist. 



c^. Thigh naked below; three outer primaries not very narrow. 



Gallinago. 46 

 b'. Eyes not far back, considerably before the ears ; tip of upper mandible thin ; 

 summer and winter plumage different. Subfamily Tbinginje. 

 d' . Toes 3. Calidkis. 51 



d^. Toes 4. 



e^. Toes not webbed. 

 /'. Bill not shorter than middle toe with claw ; inner webs of quills not 

 mottled. , Teinga. 49 



f. Bill shorter than middle toe with claw; inner webs of quills mot- 

 tled. Teyngitis. 56 

 e^. Toes more or less webbed at base. 



g'^. Tail more than half the length of the wing. Baktkamia. 55 

 g'. Tail not more than half the length of the wing. 

 h^. Tail longer than bill from frontal feathers. 

 i'-. Wing less than 4 inches long. Ereunetes. 50 



i^. Wing not less than 4 inches long. 

 j^. Bill narrower at tip; ujaper surface hard and smooth. 

 k^. Exposed culmen less than one-fifth as long as wing. 



Pavoncella. 

 k'K Exposed culmen more than one-fifth as long as wing. 

 I''-. Wing less than 4.50 inches long. Actitis. 57 



P. Wing over 4.50 inches long, 

 m'. Bill slender; legs dusky or yellow. Totastl'S. 53 

 m^. Bill stout; legs bluish. Symphemia. 54 



J2. Bill slightly widened at tip; upper surface slightly 

 • wrinkled or pitted. Miceopalama. 48 



h'. Tail shorter than bill. 



n^. Tip of both mandibles with a groove in middle 

 and also pitted and wrinkled. 



Macrorhajiphus. 47 

 n^. Tip of both mandibles not grooved, smooth. 



LiMOSA. 52 

 45. Genus PHILOHELA Gray! 



88. (228). Philohela minor (Gmel.). 



American Woodcock. 



Occiput, with thin, transverse bands of black alternating with thin, 

 narrower ones of yellowish; rusty alDove, variegated and harmoniously 

 blended black, brown, gray and russet; three outer primaries very nar- 

 row and stiff; below, pale warm brown of variable shade. 



Length, 10.50-11.75; wing, 4.80-5.70; bill, 2.50 to nearly 3.00; tar- 

 sus, 1.35. 



Range. — Eastern provinces of North America, north to Labrador, 

 Manitoba and York Factory; west to Nebraska and Dakota. Breeds 

 throughout its range. Winters from Indiana and Virginia southward. 



Nest, on ground in woods or thicket, of leaves. Eggs, 4; buffy, 

 spotted with rusty brown and purplish-gray; 1.51 by 1.14. 



