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TOTANUS. SANDPIPER. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum sub ten ue, aut 
longum aut mediocre, te- 
retiusculum, interdum 
versus apicem paulo re- 
curvum, supra sulcatum : 
mandibula superiore apice 
laevigata et incurva ; in- 
feriore apice ascendens. 
Na7-es parvae lineares, la- 
terales, in sulco sitae. 
Pedes longi, tetradactyli ; di~ 
giti antici aut exteriores 
soli basi membrana con- 
nexi ; pollex apice solo in- 
sistens. 
Beak rather slender, long, 
or medial, rounded, some- 
times a little recurved to- 
wards the tip, sulcated 
above : the upper mandible 
smooth at its tip and in- 
curved ; the lower ascend- 
ing at its tip. 
Nostrils small, linear, lateral, 
placed in a groove. 
Legs long, four-toed ; the 
anterior toes^ or the outer 
ones only, connected by a 
membrane at the base; the 
hinder toe resting on its 
tip alone. 
TOTANUS. Ray, Briss., Temm. 
SCOLOPAX. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 
TRINGA, Linn., Gmel., Lath., Leach. 
LIMOSA. Briss. 
E Sandpipers fly in small flocks, and inhabit 
the sea-coasts, or those of lakes and rivers, as well as 
damp meadows : they subsist on insects, worms, and 
