. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 271 Family RECURVIROSTRID^. Avocets and Stilts. Genus RECURVIROSTRA Recurvirosira americana. RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA Avocet, Adult in summer : Bill very slender and curved upwards; feet partly webbed ; general plu-mage white, becoming cinnamon brown oir the head and neck, but remaining whitish at thebase of the bill; primaries black ; most of the secondaries white, forming a broad white patchon the wing ; tail ashy gray ; legs bluish ; bill
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 271 Family RECURVIROSTRID^. Avocets and Stilts. Genus RECURVIROSTRA Recurvirosira americana. RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA Avocet, Adult in summer : Bill very slender and curved upwards; feet partly webbed ; general plu-mage white, becoming cinnamon brown oir the head and neck, but remaining whitish at thebase of the bill; primaries black ; most of the secondaries white, forming a broad white patchon the wing ; tail ashy gray ; legs bluish ; bill black. Adult in winter : Head and most of the neck ashy gray ; tail ashy gray ; rest as in summerplumage. Length, 18 to 20 ; Wing, to g; Tail, ; Bill, to ; Tarsus, This is a western species which ranges from the Great Slave Lakesouthward to Central America and the West Indies ; is not common on theAtlantic coast north of Florida. Stragglers have been recorded as far northas the Bay of Fundy, but it is a very rare bird in New England. The eggs are from three to four in number, pale grayish olive spottedwith very dark brown. 272 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Genus HIMANTOP
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