. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . ometimes buffy white; under tail coverts, whitish;axillars, dark, smoky gray. Length, 15; wing, 8 to ; tarsus, ; bill, to In former years the Hudsonian Godwit was not uncommon inIllinois and Wisconsin during the migrations, but at the presenttime it is a rare bird, at least east of the 95th meridian. It is stillmoderately common in Dakota, Nebraska, and Texas during the migra-tions, but its numbers are fast decreasing. Mr. F. M. Woodruffstates he killed a pair of these birds at Grass Lake, Illinois, in June,1892 (Bull. Chicago Acad. Sc
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . ometimes buffy white; under tail coverts, whitish;axillars, dark, smoky gray. Length, 15; wing, 8 to ; tarsus, ; bill, to In former years the Hudsonian Godwit was not uncommon inIllinois and Wisconsin during the migrations, but at the presenttime it is a rare bird, at least east of the 95th meridian. It is stillmoderately common in Dakota, Nebraska, and Texas during the migra-tions, but its numbers are fast decreasing. Mr. F. M. Woodruffstates he killed a pair of these birds at Grass Lake, Illinois, in June,1892 (Bull. Chicago Acad. Sciences, No. 6, 1907, p. 72). Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 413 Genus TOTANUS Bechstein. 124. Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.).Greater Yellow-legs. Local names: Winter Yellow-leg. Stone Snipe. Telltale. Distr.: Greater portion of America, breeding from Wisconsin and,perhaps northern Illinois, northward, and migrating south in winterto Middle and South America as far as Chili and Argentine Republicand the West Greater Yellow-legs. Adult in sununer: Bill, nearly straight; upper plumage, mottledwith white and black; upper tail coverts, white, barred with black;throat, white, streaked with black; chin, whitish; breast, white,heavily streaked with black; rest of under parts, white, irregularlymarked with black; middle of belly, nearly always pure white; bill,black, and legs, yelloiv. Adult in winter: Top of the head and neck, streaked white anddark brown; back, brown, the feathers narrowly edged with whitish;chin, white; breast, white, narrowly lined with dark brown; rest ofunder parts, white; bill, black, and legs, yellow. Length, 14; wdng, ; tarsus, ; bill, This species is a common migrant and casual summer resident inIllinois and Wisconsin. It may breed in northern Illinois and thereis little doubt that it does so in Wisconsin. The clear, sharp, whistlingnote, repeated rapidly four or five times, descending in semi-tones 414 Field Museum
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