. 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. SCOLOPACIDM: W OOBCOCK. 619 229. PHILO'HELA. (Gr. (/>iXos, jjWtos, loving; eXos, Uhs, a bog.) American Woodcock. First three primaries emarginate, attenuate and fal
. 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. SCOLOPACIDM: W OOBCOCK. 619 229. PHILO'HELA. (Gr. (/>iXos, jjWtos, loving; eXos, Uhs, a bog.) American Woodcock. First three primaries emarginate, attenuate and falcate, abruptly shorter and narrower than the I'th. Wings short and rounded; when folded, the primaries hidden by the coverts and inner. FiCr. 434. — Head and attenuate outer 3 primaries of Philoh^la, nat. size. (Ad nat. del. E. 0.) quUls. Legs short; tibise feathered to the joint; tarsus shorter than middle toe and 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, knobbed at end of upper mandible, vei-y deeply grooved nearly aU its length, the oulmen and 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; ? largest. 605. P. mi'nor. (Lat. minor, smaller—than the European Woodcock. Figs. 432, 434, 435.) Woodcock. Bog-sucker. Colors above harmoniously blended and varied black, brown, gray, and russet; be- low, pale warm brown of variable shade, not barred. A dark stripe from biU to eye. Crovm from opposite eye vrith black and light bars; along the inner edges of the wings a bluish-ashy stripe; lining of wings rust - brown; quills plain, fuscous; tail black, spotted, and tipped; bill brownish flesh-color, dusky at end; feet pale red- dish flesh-color. The woodcock is 10 or 11 inches long and 16 Fig.
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