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i, (Wing less than 4; toes well webbed; both mandibles grooved to 
the tip; tail not barred). . . . . . + . . Ereunerxs, 391. 
ti. (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 4}). 
AcTITIS, 398. 
kk. Tarsus rather longer than middle toe and claw; (wings more 
than 43). 
az. Bill slender; (legs dusky or yellow). . Toranus, 394: 394 b. 
wx. Bill stout; (legs bluish), . . . . . SYMPHEMIA, 395. 
jj. Bill slightly broadened at me its meet surface slightly wrinkled or 
pitted. + « « 4 . « » MICROPALAMA, 389. 
hh. Tail shorter than bill; sane siof Peneiag behind base of culmen: (tail 
barred or else chiefly black). 
1, Culmen with a median groove; tip of both mandibles wrinkled 
or pitted. . . . . . . « « » MACRORHAMPHUS, 388. 
i. Culmen smooth, not grooved. . . . . . . « Limosa, 893. 
aa. Tarsus scutellate in front, reticulate behind; bill very long, decurved. 
(Numeniine.). . 6 6 ee 6 we we ew ee s)he NUMENIUS, 399, 
386. PHILOHELA Gray. (qidos, lover ; eAos, swamp.) 
755. P. minor (Gmelin). American Woopcock. Variegated, 
black, brown, gray, and russet; occiput banded with blackish and 
rusty, below warm brown. L. 11. W.5. B.3. 7.2%. E.U.S., 
in swamps, W.to Nebr. (The European woodcock, Scolopax rusti- 
cola L., a similar but considerably larger bird, is an occasional 
straggler to E. U. 8S.) 
387. GALLINAGO Leach. (Lat., gallus, cock.) 
756. G. delicata (Ord). Wuxson’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. 
24. T. 24. N. Am., abundant; a favorite game bird. 
388. MACRORHAMPHUS Leach. (waxpos, long; pdudos, 
beak.) 
757. M. griseus (Gmelin). Gray Snrrz. DowrtcHeR. Black- 
ish and grayish; breast rusty-red in summer; bill long, nearly as 
in Gallinago, L. 11. W. 54. T. 24. E. N. Am, abundant 
coastwise. 
389. MICROPALAMA Baird. (juxpds, small; maddpy, palm.) 
758. M. himantopus (Bonaparte). Stitt Sanppirer. Black- 
ish, marked with chestnut, etc.; ashy gray in winter ; bill nearly as 
in Gallinago. L.9. W.5. T. 24. B. 1%. E.N. Am. not com- 
mon. (Himantopus, the stilt.) 
