BIRDS—SCOLOPACjlDAE—MACRORHAMPHUS, 
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examination, but without tempting us to suppose for one moment that they indicate specific 
distinctions. 
For convenience of reference we insert the diagnoses of the three supposed species alluded to, 
from Fauna Boreali Americana, as above cited: 
ie Scolopax drummondii.— Tail of sixteen feathers, the tivo outer pairs someiohat narrowed, 
varied with black and white, the rest banded with ferruginous. Total length, 11 inches 6 
lines ; wing, 5 inches 3 lines ; tail, 2 inches 10 lines ; of bill, 2 inches 7 lines ; of tarsus, 1 
inch 3 lines.” 
u Scolopax douglasii. —Tail of sixteen feathers, not narroived, all banded with ferruginous, 
except the outer pair, which are paler. Total length, 111 inches; of wing, 5 inches; of tarsus, 
1 inch 3| lines ; middle toe, 1 inch 2 lines ; its nail, 3J lines.” 
“ Scolopax leucurus. —Tail of sixteen feathers, the three lateral ones pure white, with 2-3 basal 
black bands on the outer web ; belly transversely banded. Total length, 10 inches 6 lines; of 
wing, 5 inches 4 lines; of tail, 2 inches 2 lines ; of bill, 2 inches 5 lines ; of tarsus, 1 inch 4J 
lines.” 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig’l 
No. 
Collected by— 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
Remarks. 
1340 
Q 
April 9, 1844 
S. F. Baird. 
11.25 
17.75 
5.40 
lfififi 
O 
Aug. 21, 1844 
11.32 
17.50 
5.50 
10424 
Q 
April—, 1842 
J. K. Townsend . 
10425 
A 
4548 
April 24, 1856 
S. F. Baird. 
4874 
11.00 
16.50 
5.25 
9042 
Sept. 19,1857 
10.25 
17.00 
5.00 
9041 
8230 
Sept. 20, 1857 
Wm. M. Magraw. 
212 
10.75 
17.75 
4874 
O 
11 00 
16.75 
5.12 
4183 
o 
12.00 
17.00 
5.50 
4184 
V 
6614 
Feb. 16, 1854 
Lt. Whipple. 
3940 
10.50 
18.75 
6608 
s 
Lt. Williamson... 
6610 
Dec. —, 1854 
Lt. Trowbridge .. 
T. A. Szabo... 
6616 
6615 
Nov. 16. 
Gov. Stevens .... 
. 
6613 
o 
Sept. 22, 1854 
Iris hazel, feet pale gray.. 
6606 
V 
4403 
Dr. Suckley .... 
6612 
May 13, 1856 
MACRORHAMPHUS, Leach. 
Macrorhamplius, “Leach. Catal. Brit. Birds, 1816,” Gray. Type Scolopax grisea, Gm- 
Ch. —General appearance of Gallinago. Tarsi longer than middle toe ; a short web between the base of outer and middle 
toe. 
The membrane at the base of the toes will at once distinguish this genus from Gallinago , 
though there are other characters involved. 
