. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . .30; Bill, 3 to in Eastern North America from the far North south to SotithAmerica. It is becoming less common every year, although at one time itwas an abundant species, during the migrations, on our coast. Breeds in the far North ; the eggs are described as dark brownish olivelined and spotted with dark brown. Genus TOT ANUS Bechst. Subgenus GLOTTIS Koch. TOTANUS NEBULARIUS (^Gunn.).Qreen=shank. This species has the general appearance of a Winter Yellow-leg {Totanus inelanolcuciis),
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . .30; Bill, 3 to in Eastern North America from the far North south to SotithAmerica. It is becoming less common every year, although at one time itwas an abundant species, during the migrations, on our coast. Breeds in the far North ; the eggs are described as dark brownish olivelined and spotted with dark brown. Genus TOT ANUS Bechst. Subgenus GLOTTIS Koch. TOTANUS NEBULARIUS (^Gunn.).Qreen=shank. This species has the general appearance of a Winter Yellow-leg {Totanus inelanolcuciis),although tlie marking is somewhat different. It is a very rare bird on our coast, there beingno actual record since Audubons time, who states that specimens were taken in Florida, nearCape Sable. It may easily be distinguished by the greenish-gray legs and the dusky-greenbill, wliich is dark at the tip, and the white rump. Length, 14; Wing, ; Bill, to ; Tarsus, Io 11II: a\.\ii:k kikds oh ilokida. ^^3 TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS (G/m-/.).Greater Yellow=legs. Winter Yellow= i^^?2*«^ Aiiiilt ill siiiiiniiT: \\\\\ nearly straiylit; upper pluniaj;f mottled with white and black ; throatwhite streaked with black: chin whitish: breast white heavily streaked with l)lack; rest ofunder parts white irregularly marked with ])lack: middle of belly nearly always pure white: billblack and legs yellow. jldiilt in zuinicr: Top of the head and neck streaked white and dark brown; back brown,the feathers narrowly edged with whitish: chin white; breast white, narrowly lined with darkbrown; rest of under parts white; bill black and legs yellow. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Common ill Eastern North America from the ^Vrctic region soiitliw arcl toSouth America. It is abundant on the Athmtic coast din-ino- miorations :common in Florida in winter. The eggs are pale huffy brown spotted with dark brow n. TOTANUS FLAVIPES (Gw</.)Summer Yellow=legs. LTpper p
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