Ord( 
grallj:. 
third 
Family, 
SCOLOPACIDJR,  or  Snipes, 
^ generally  long,  slender,  curved  or  straight  throughout  its  length,  with  the  sides 
inemij  gi'ooved  to  the  tip,  which  is  obtuse ; the  Nostrils  basal,  longitudinal,  closed  by  a 
die  d’  placed  in  the  groove : the  Wings  long  and  pointed : the  Tail  usually  short  and  even  : 
’^ore  or  less  long  and  slender : the  Toes  generally  long  and  slender ; the  lateral  ones 
euti , ’^uch  united  to  the  middle  toe  by  a membrane ; the  hind  toe  short,  resting  on  the  ground,  or 
^vanting. 
Th 
Subfamily, 
LlMOSlNiE,  or  Godwits, 
the  Bill 
^ generally  long,  slender,  entirely  curved  or  sti’aight  from  the  base,  with  the  sides  more  or  less 
^Q. 
h; 
'■*^^‘‘1  ai  which  usually  overlaps  that  of  the  lower  mandible,  and  is  obtuse;  the  Nostrils 
and  longitudinally  in  the  lateral  groove : the  Wings  long  and  pointed : the  Tail  usually 
the  iv>'  Tarsi  lengthened  and  slender;  the  Toes  long  ; the  lateral  ones  united  at  the  base 
‘^icldl 
^ toe  ; the  hind  toe  short,  and  sometimes  wanting. 
^ill 
Ibidorhynchus  Vigors. 
* 
®Ges 
Icnof 
thened. 
rather  slender,  straight  at  the  base,  and  curved  downwards  at  the  apex,  with  the 
'^oinn  — , — -r — ; 
§*'oo\r„  ^®®®od  and  grooved  for  more  than  half  its  length ; the  nostrils  basal,  lateral,  and  placed  in  the 
with  til  • 
and  ^P^^^mg  longitudinal,  and  closed  by  a membrane.  Wings  rather  lengthened,  with  the 
loe,  g.  ihird  quills  the  longest.  Tail  moderate,  broad,  and  even.  Tarsi  longer  than  the  middle 
inner  ' “hovered  with  small  reticulated  scales.  Toes  long,  robust ; the  outer  toe  longer  than 
’ united  at  its  base  by  a membrane ; the  hind  toe  wanting. 
^truthers 
Tlie  tyjie  of  this  division  is  found  on  the  Himalaya  Mountains. 
* Vigors,  Proc.  Z.S.  1831.  174.,  Gould,  Cent,  of  Birds,  pi.  — Clorhynchus  strophiatus  Hodgs. 
^Uablished  by 
Vi 
Igors  in  1831  (Bjw.  Z.  S.  1831).  EroUa  and  Clorhynchus  (1835)  of  Mr.  Hodgson  are  synonymous. 
