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GRALLATORES. 



Famihj SCOLOPACID^. f Bo^iaparteJ 



Genus Catoptropiiorus. f Bonaparte. J 



Generic Characters. — Bill straight, and solid almost its whole 

 length, furrowed onl}' at the base; the groove of the lower 

 mandible obliterated. The f >re toes all connected at the base 

 by a membrane. The female conspicuouslj- larger. These birds 

 not only wade, but occasionall)'" swim. 



WILLET. 



Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. 



Scolopax semipalmata, Gmelin, Latham. 



" " Wilson. 



Totanus semip at mains, Temmihck. Nuttall. 



Catoptroptiorus semipalmatus, Bonapaete. 



Glottis serai palm a la, Nilsson. 



Clievalier semipalme, Of the Feench. 



ScJiwimmfilssiger Ifutsserlciufer, Of the Geemans. 



Tke Willet, Of the Americans. 



Specific Characters. — A white band across the wings at about 

 three quarters of their length; under wing coverts dark brown; 

 upper series of tail feathers light brown on their terminal half, 

 white on their basal half; the lower series white, more or less 

 indistinctly marked with transverse bars of yellow or light brown. 

 Length thirteen inches and a half; carpus to tip eight inches and 

 one fifth; tarsus two inches and a half; middle toe and claw one 

 inch and one tenth; beak two inches and one tenth. 



