. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . hatham BeachHotel for seven years is in August, 1903. No birds were takenon the 13th, when the great flight appeared on Long Island,for at Chatham the weather apparently was fair, with a westwind. One bird, perhaps a straggler from
. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . hatham BeachHotel for seven years is in August, 1903. No birds were takenon the 13th, when the great flight appeared on Long Island,for at Chatham the weather apparently was fair, with a westwind. One bird, perhaps a straggler from the Long Islandflight, was picked up on the 20th, after a southeast wind hadblown for two days. On the 26th a northeast wind set in, andit blew from the east or northeast for six days. On the 29thseven Godwits were killed. During the seven years for whichthe record was kept Godwits were taken only singly or inpairs, with the above exception, and the record shows forty-two killed all told. Twenty-four were taken during east, northor northeast winds; eight in northwest winds; six in southwestwinds; two in west winds, and only one in a south wind. 300 GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. GREATER YELLOW-LEGS (Totanus melanoleucus). Common or local names: Winter Yellow-leg; Winter; Cucu; Large Cucu; BigYellow-leg; Greater Tell-tale; Tell-tale God wit; Length. — to 15 inches; bill 2 to Adult in Spring. — Blackish and light gray above, speckled with white;tail white, barred with blackish; basal half of the tail and upper tailcoverts mainly white; under parts white, streaked on throat and neckwith dusky, and on breast and sides spotted and barred with same; irisbrown; bill black or greenish black; legs long and slender, chrome yellow. Adult in Winter, and Young. — Similar, but without the blackish above;below streaked only on the neck and upper breast; legs yellow. Field Marks. — Long, slender yellow legs; white or whitish tail and uppertail coverts. Ea
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