. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. SCOLOPACIDM: WOODCOCK. 619 329. PHILO'HELA. (Gr. (^I'Xot, iJ7^^7os, loving; ?Xot, Mos, a bog.) American Woodcock. First three primaries emarginato, attenuate aui
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. SCOLOPACIDM: WOODCOCK. 619 329. PHILO'HELA. (Gr. (^I'Xot, iJ7^^7os, loving; ?Xot, Mos, a bog.) American Woodcock. First three primaries emarginato, attenuate auil falcate, abruptly shorter and narrower than the 4tli. Wings short and rounded; when folded, the primaries hidden by the coverts and inner. Fig. 434. —Head and attenuate outer 3 primaries of Phllohela, nat. size. (Ad nat. del- E. C.) quills. Legs short; tibife feathered to the joint; tai'sus shorter than middle toe aud claw, scu- tellate before and behind ; toes long and slender, cleft to the base. Bill much longer than head, perfectly straight, stout at base, where the ridge rises high, kn(jbbed at end of upper mandible, very deeply grooved nearly all its length, the culmen aud line of gonys also furrowed toward end ; very soft and sensitive ; gape very short and narrow. Head large ; neck short; ear under the eye, which is very full, set in back upper corner of the head. Sexes alike ; 9 largest. P. mi'nor. (Lat. minor, smaller— tlian the European Woodcock. Figs. 432, 43i, ) AVooDCOCK. Bog-sucker. Colors above hamioniously blended and varied black, brown, gray, aud russet; be- low, pale warm brown i ' V" "V'""'"" \ of variable shade, not barred. A dark stripe from bill to eye. Crown from opposite eye with blacli and light bars ; along the inner edges of the wings a bluish-ashy stripe; lining of wings rust - brown ; quills 1 plain fuscLius; tail black, spotted, and tipped ; bill brownish flesh-color, dusky at end; feet pale red- dish flesh
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