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5. Mioropalama. Bill and legs muok elongated, the former much com- 

 pressed, except at end; tarsus twice as long as middle toe; size medium; 



6. Erennetea. Bill and legs moderately elongated, or rather short, the 

 former scarcely, if at all, compressed; tarsus much less than twice the 

 middle toe; size small. 



>. Feathers on the forehead not reaching to the nostril; anterior toes all cleft 

 to the base. 

 §. A well-developed hind toe. 



7. Tringa. 



Tarsus one third its length longer tl^an the middle toe and claw; toes 

 stout, the middle about half as long as the bill; bill stout, straight. 

 Middle pair of reotrices not longer than the rest. Size rather large 

 (wing more than 6.00) Subgenus Tringa. 



Tarsug shorter than the middle toe and claw; toes slender, the middlQ 

 two thirds or three fourths as long as the bill; bill slender, much com- 

 pressed, straight, or very slightly decurved at the end; size medium 

 (wing less than 6. 00) .^, Subgenus Arauatella. 



Tarsus about eqiual to the bill; bill straight, moderately slender; toes 

 slender, the middle one decidedly shorter than the tarsus; size medium 

 to very small .....Subgenus Actodromas. 



Bill very long (nearly as long as the tarsus and the middle toe), decid- 

 edly deourved terminally ; toes slender, the middle one decidedly shorter 



than the tarsus Subgenera TfieUdna and Ancy locheilus. 



§§. No hind toe. 



8. Galidris. Sizerather small; bill short, straight, expanded at end. 



. Feathers of forehead not reaching to nostril; a web between outer and 

 middle toes at base (between all in Symphemia). / 

 1 . ' Gape^iot extending back of the oulmeu. 



9. Limosa. Size large (wing 8.00 or more); bill much longer than tarsus, 

 tapering toward the end, where slightly but decidedly upturned, the 

 lateral groove extending nearly to the tip. 



1. " Gape extending decidedly back of the base of the oulmen. 



2.' Lateralgrooveof the maxilla extending scarcely more than half way 

 to end of bill. 



3. ' Back of tarsus covered with transverse soutellaa, as in front. 

 10. Totanus. No web between inner and middle toes ; size medium to large 



(but wing always less than 8 inches). 



Middle toe not more than haU as long as tarsus Subgenus Totanus. 



Middle toe nearly as long as tarsus Subgenus Helodromas. 



H. Symphemia. A well- developed Web between base of inner and middle 



toes; a large white patch on base of primaries; size large (wing more 



than 8 inches). 



3. " Back of tarsus covered with small roundish scales. 



12. Heteraotitis. No web between base of inner and middle toes; size 

 medium (wing less than eight inches). 



2." Lateral groove of maxilla extending nearly to tip of bill. 



13. Pavonoella. Size large (wing 7 inches or more); tail short (less than half 

 the wins), rounded. Adult male with the neck ruffefl and anterior por- 

 tion of head bare. 



14. Bartramia. Size large (wing nearly 7 inches); tail lengthened (more 

 than half the wing), graduated. Adult male without ruff, the anterior 

 part of the head normally feathered. 



15. Aotitis. Size small (wing less than 4.50); tail rather lengthened (more 

 than half the wing), graduated. 



. Feathers of the forehead reaching to and partly enclosing the nostril; an- 

 terior toes all cleft at the base. 



