Family 26. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, ETC. Scolopacidæ.
Toes usually four; tarsus with transverse scales; bill generally long, slender, and soft, used as a probe.
Family 27. PLOVERS. Charadriidæ.
Toes usually three, or when four, the fourth rudimentary; tarsus with rounded scales, bill, as compared with that of Snipe, short and stout.