. 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. 644 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —LIMICOL^. dible. Wings and tail (irdinary; latter barred in color. Legs rather stout; tibis largely denuded below; tarsus much longer t
. 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. 644 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —LIMICOL^. dible. Wings and tail (irdinary; latter barred in color. Legs rather stout; tibis largely denuded below; tarsus much longer than middle toe and claw, scutellate in front only, else- where reticulate. Toes short and thick, flattened underneath, brcjadly margined on sides. Of large and medium stature, and plump form. Coloration variegated ; rufous usually prevail- ing. Sexes alike ; changes of plumage not pronounced. A cosmopolitan genus of several species ; in character of bill unif[ue, in that of the legs very similar to liinosa. In fact, barring the bill, Nmneniiis longirostris closely resembles Limosa fceda. It is a curious fact that Old and New World representatives of both these genera differ from each other in a simi- lar maimer, the former having the rump, tail and its coverts, and lining of wings white, barred or not, while some or all of these parts in the latter are dark. Compare Limosa fceda with L- uropygialis ; L. Imdsonica with L. lajpponica ; Numenius htidsonieus with N. phmopus, etc. m^. ill 'H. Fig. 451. —The European Ciirlew, Nvmenius arquatus, J nat. size. (From Brelim.) Analysis of Species. Feathers of belly bristle-tipped taitensis 647 Feathers of belly iiorDial. Rump white, more or less spotted with tluslcy. Upper tail-coverts and under wing-coverts white spotted and barred with dusky . phmopits 644 Rump, upper tail-coverts and lining of wings not white. Primaries varied with rufous. General coloration strongly rufous, especially below; lining of wings deepest rufous, little
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