330 THE SEMIPALMATED SNIPE, OR WILLET. 



four broad longitudinal rugse, and of a bright red colour. Intestine, efg h ij, 

 3 feet 3 inches long, only 3 twelfths in width at the upper part, toward the 

 rectum 2 twelfths. Cceca, i i, 3i inches long; their distance from the 

 extremity 3 inches; their width 2 twelfths, the extremity rounded. 



Trachea 5i inches long, from 3| twelfths to 2 twelfths in breadth, much 

 flattened; its rings unossified, 125, and 1 dimidiate. Proventricular half 

 rings 15. Lateral muscles rather strong; a single pair of inferior or laryn- 

 geal muscles. 



Genus V.— LIMOSA, Briss. GOD WIT. 



Bill very long, slender, sub-cylindrical, tapering to an obtuse point, 

 slightly recurved; upper mandible with the dorsal line slightly curved 

 upwards, the ridge convex, the sides with a narrow groove extending almost 

 to the point, the edges rather obtuse, the tip very slightly enlarged; lower 

 mandible with the angle very long and extremely narrow, the sides with a 

 narrow groove extending almost to the end, the edges blunt, the tip obtuse. 

 Nostrils basal, linear, nearer the edge. Head small, oblong; neck rather 

 long, slender; body slender. Feet long and slender; tibia bare for about a 

 third, anteriorly scutellate; tarsus long, slender, scutellate before and behind; 

 toes small, slender, scutellate above; anterior connected by webs at the base, 

 first very small. Claws small, compressed, slightly arched, obtuse. Plumage 

 soft and blended. Wings rather long, narrow, very acute; primaries taper- 

 ing, the first longest, the inner secondaries elongated. Tail short, even, of 

 twelve narrow rounded feathers. 



