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SCOLOPAX. WOODCOCK. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum longum, rectum, 
teniiiscLilum, apice dilatato, 
obtuso, rotundato, in mor- 
tuis utrinque rugoso : 
mandibula superiore late- 
ratim sulcata, nodo interno 
terminata; inferiore apice 
truncata, cavata. 
iVarfr^laterales, basales, mem- 
brana tectse. 
Pedes tetradactyli ; digiti ad 
imum fissi ; pollex apice 
solo insistens: tibice totse 
plumosae. 
Beal' long, straight, slen- 
der, its tip dilated, obtuse, 
rounded, and in dead birds 
rugose : the upper man- 
dible is laterally sulcated 
and terminated internally 
with a knob ; the lower 
mandible at its tip trun- 
cated, and cut out. 
Nostrils lateral, basal, co- 
vered by a membrane. 
Leg-s four-toed ; the toes cleft 
to their origin ; the hinder 
toe resting on its tip only: 
the tibice entirely clothed 
with feathers. 
SCOLOPAX. Ray, Briss., Lin., Gmel., Lath., Cuv. 
RUSTICOLA. Vieill. 
In addition to the character above given, the Wood- 
cocks have the upper mandible of the beak longer 
than the lower : their wings are acute, and the first 
quill-feather is longer than the rest: the claw of the 
