CHAPTER XXIII. 



Sternum of Limosa melanura. 



Genus LIMOSA. 



Totanin^e tarsis totis scutellatis : pedibus non lobatis : frontis pennis non ultra fissuram extensis : Diagnosis of 

 rostri apice duro, vix dilatato. genus. 



The Godwits may be diagnosed as Totaninee having the tarsus scutellated in front, having Generic 

 no lobes on the sides of the toes, having the frontal feathers not extending beyond the ara ers ' 

 gape, and having the tip of the bill hard, smooth, and very slightly expanded. 



The Godwits form a connecting link between the hard- billed and soft-billed Sand- Gen eric 

 pipers with partially webbed feet. They agree with the former (Totanus) in having the 



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