Family CHARADRIID^. 



Subfamily TOTANIN^E or SEMI-WEB-FOOTED 

 SANDPIPERS and their ALLIES. 



The birds included in the present subfamily are distinguished 

 from their allies by having the nasal aperture located within the 

 basal fourth of the bill, and by having the middle and outermost 

 toes joined together by a web of varying size at the base. 



This subfamily is composed of about sixty-four species, which 

 may be subdivided into eight genera, although the characters of 

 some are not very important. Arctic and Temperate regions 

 principally; cosmopolitan in winter. 



