. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . Recurvirostia americaiia. Lengtli. : Wing. : Tarsus, 3 70 : IJill. curved upwards — very slender: middlel)ack. rump and belly white: legs bluish; headand neck rufous in summer, gray in winter. Length, 15: Wing, : Tarsus, : Bill, , l)ill .straight; a spot behind the eye,and under ]iarts white; rest of head, back, andwings black ; legs pink red. Recurvirostra Avocet. .See page 271 Himantopus Stilt. See page 272 Ki;v T
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . Recurvirostia americaiia. Lengtli. : Wing. : Tarsus, 3 70 : IJill. curved upwards — very slender: middlel)ack. rump and belly white: legs bluish; headand neck rufous in summer, gray in winter. Length, 15: Wing, : Tarsus, : Bill, , l)ill .straight; a spot behind the eye,and under ]iarts white; rest of head, back, andwings black ; legs pink red. Recurvirostra Avocet. .See page 271 Himantopus Stilt. See page 272 Ki;v TO iiii; ^\ \ri:R uikds oi ilokida. 177 I Family Sxtim:s, , Philohela minor. Length under 13 ; wing under 7; bill over 2; toes four in number. Lent;tli, II; Winu,. : Hill, ; Tarsus, parts rufous brown: three outer prima =ries attenuated ; fourth and fifth primarits longtsl. Lenu^th, 1 1; Wins;, : Tail, ; Tarsus. : l; Throat whitisii; l)elly white: undt-r tailcoverts l)arred with black: no 7i(/ l>ct\>.u-cii toes. Length, : Win-. : Tarsus. : ISill. and tail coverts barred with black: ;i rvvjsiiiall web between the inner toes. Length, : Wing. : : liill, 2.^ preceding species, but somewh:illarger: l)ill longer. Philohela Woodcock. -See page 273 Gallinago Snipe. See page 273 Macrorhamphus Snipe. .See page 275 Macrorhamphus Snipe. .See page 275 178 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA.
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