. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. HEKODIONES Oli HEKOJSTS, ETC. 105 The Curlews (Fig. 230) vary from twelve to twenty- four inches in length, and are at once distinguished by FIG. Long-billed Curlew, Numenius longirostris, Wilson. their extremely long and downward curved bill, which in the species here figured (Fig. 230) sometimes attains the length of nine inches ! SUB-SECTION X. THE ORDER or HERODIONES on HERONS, ETC. THE (rrallatores of this order have the bill, neck, and legs extremely long, and the body, in most cases, much compressed. The toes are four in number, and are
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. HEKODIONES Oli HEKOJSTS, ETC. 105 The Curlews (Fig. 230) vary from twelve to twenty- four inches in length, and are at once distinguished by FIG. Long-billed Curlew, Numenius longirostris, Wilson. their extremely long and downward curved bill, which in the species here figured (Fig. 230) sometimes attains the length of nine inches ! SUB-SECTION X. THE ORDER or HERODIONES on HERONS, ETC. THE (rrallatores of this order have the bill, neck, and legs extremely long, and the body, in most cases, much compressed. The toes are four in number, and are long and slender. The Herodiones readily perch on trees, and there they build their nests. The young hatch in a feeble condition, and are fed for a long time in the nest. They feed upon fish, frogs, etc., which they pierce with their sharp- pointed Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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