Family  ILL  Scolopacid^. 
'^fcler  Vil. 
GRALLJL 
I'he 
fourth  Subfamily, 
TRINGINiE,  or  Sandpipers, 
^ generally  longer  than,  or  as  long  as,  the  head,  slender,  compressed  on  the  sides,  with  the 
^hat  slightly  depressed  and  enlarged ; the  Nostrils  basal,  and  placed  in  a nasal  groove 
th  two  thirds  of  the  bill ; the  Wings  long  and  pointed ; the  Tail  moderate  and  rounded ; 
le  ra-"- 
^arsi 
Usually  long  and  slender  ; the  Toes  more  or  less  long,  and  united  at  the  base. 
Hemipalama  Pr.  Bonap.* 
the  ti  than  the  head,  slender,  the  base  compressed  on  the  sides,  and  slightly  depressed  towards 
louw  ' is  I’ather  curved ; the  nostrils  basal,  lateral,  and  placed  in  a narrow  nasal  groove.  Wings 
P^uited,  with  the  first  quill  the  longest.  Tail  moderate,  and  nearly  even.  Tarsi  long,  slender, 
Unitni  covered  with  transverse  scales  in  front.  Toes  moderate,  slender,  and  the  anterior  ones 
vgfy  , by  a small  membrane ; the  hind  toe  very  small  and  elevated  j the  claws  rather  long, 
^ and  arched. 
This 
bird 
found  only  in  the  high  northern  latitudes  during  the  summer,  frequenting  the  borders  of  the  fresh- 
the  north^^^  Pouds,  but  resorts  to  the  flat  shores  of  Hudson’s  Bay  in  the  autumn,  prior  to  taking  its  departure 
H. 
and  middle  states  of  the  American  Union,  where  it  is  found  during  the  winter  months. 
Orn.  p|*  (Licht.)  — Tringa  himaiitopus  Pr.  Bonap. 
*"^6138811  Audub.  B.  of  Amer.  pi.  .^44.  ; Tringa 
***”*.  Bor.  Amer.  Birds,  pi.  6f). 
2.  H.  Auduboni  Nutt.  Man.  ii.  140. 
Sw.  ? 
■ T.  himantopus  Rich. 
M 
Philomachus  Mcehr.'f 
^bicb  • fbe  head,  straight,  rather  slender,  the  sides  compressed  and  grooved  to  near  the  tip, 
dilated ; the  nostrils  basal,  lateral,  and  placed  in  a nasal  groove.  Wings  long  and 
sle  second  quills  equal  and  longest.  Tail  rather  short,  and  nearly  even.  Tarsi 
oiite  covered  in  front  with  transverse  scales.  Toes  moderate,  the  lateral  ones  unequal,  with 
i th  ^^uited  at  the  base  to  the  middle  one  as  far  as  the  first  joint,  and  the  base  of  the  inner  toe 
*ue  elevated  and  short. 
'^'uter  ^be  northern  latitudes  during  the  summer,  and  the  more  temperate  parts  of  the  old  continent  during 
's  generally  observed  in  flocks  on  marshes  or  inundated  places,  and  occasionally  on  the  sea  coast. 
' fis 
^•^hring  Prince  of  Canino  in  1828  (^Synopsis  of  the  Birds  of  the  United  States,  p.  3l6.). 
• Avium)  established  this  genus  in  17.'52.  Pavoncella  of  Leach  (1816)  and  Machetes  of  Cuvier  (1817)  are  coequal. 
