. . May; the southwardbegins about the first of September. Its favorite feedinghours are at the beginning and at the close of day, andduring its migrations it frequents grassy marshes andneighboring fields, where it finds a plentiful supply ofinsects, earthworms, and mollusks. While in the North, the curlews food consists to a greatextent of berries, especially the small deep purple berrycalled the bear or curlew berry. Dr. Coues says that itfeeds so extensively upon this berry that the intestine andthe legs, bill, throat, and even t
. . May; the southwardbegins about the first of September. Its favorite feedinghours are at the beginning and at the close of day, andduring its migrations it frequents grassy marshes andneighboring fields, where it finds a plentiful supply ofinsects, earthworms, and mollusks. While in the North, the curlews food consists to a greatextent of berries, especially the small deep purple berrycalled the bear or curlew berry. Dr. Coues says that itfeeds so extensively upon this berry that the intestine andthe legs, bill, throat, and even the plumage are more orless stained with the purple juice. These berries are soabundant that the curlew becomes exceedingly fat, andforms a dainty morsel for the table of the epicure. The little curlew, as the Eskimo curlew is sometimesdesignated, very closely resembles the short-billed curlewin the markings of its plumage, but its much smaller sizeis a ready means of distinguishing it. It also frequentsfields more commonly than the short-billed species. Not ■nm^HMHB ESKIMO ISiumeniu Al i ! :
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