. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 249 27. Long-billed Curlew (264. Num&nius longirdstris). â A very- large, long-legged, much-mottled, dark-brown-backed, shore bird, with buffy under parts, and a sickle-like, downwardly curved, exceedingly long bill. The head and neck are peculiarly streaky. These birds, though mainly found along muddy shores and on grassy meadows, are known to live and breed in upland regions at a distance from water. (Sickle-bill.) Length
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 249 27. Long-billed Curlew (264. Num&nius longirdstris). â A very- large, long-legged, much-mottled, dark-brown-backed, shore bird, with buffy under parts, and a sickle-like, downwardly curved, exceedingly long bill. The head and neck are peculiarly streaky. These birds, though mainly found along muddy shores and on grassy meadows, are known to live and breed in upland regions at a distance from water. (Sickle-bill.) Length, 20-26; wing, lOJ (10-11 J) ; tail, 4; tarsus, 3; culmen, 2> (young), 51-8^ (adult). United States; breeding north to the South Atlantic States (casually to New England), and in the interior to Mani- toba, and wintering from the Gulf States to the West Indies. 28. Hudsonian Curlew (265. Numiniushudsdnicus).âA large, common, much-mottled, generally brownish, shore bird, with whitish belly, and a long, sickle- like, downwardly curved, slender bill. This is a smaller, but more common bird than the last, and has similar habits and fre- quents like places. (Jack Curlew.) Length, 16-18; wing, 9i (H-in|) ; tail, â Si ; tarsus, 2} ; Hudsonian Curlew -4. America; breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering mainly south of the United States. 29. Eskimo Curlew (266. MimMius horehlis). â A large, slender-billed, long-legged, much-mottled, brownish curlew, with a decidedly curved bill like the last two species. The under parts are buffy, with a darker and very streaky breast. This, the smallest of the curlews, is more abundant in the interior, and frequents dry uplands and fields in preference to muddy shores. It often appears in great flocks on the western prairies. (Small Curlew; Dough-bird; Fute.). 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
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