. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 386 CHARADEIIDiE NUMENIUS and well developed; a basal web between the anterior toes, best developed between the middle and outer ones. About nine species of this genus, which contains the Curlews and their allies, are found distributed over the greater part of the world; two of these, both well-known European birds, are found within our limits. Key of the Species. A. Larger, wing about H-0 ; crown like the back; the feathers pale mottled with darker centres N. arquatus, p. 386. B. Smaller, wing under lO'O; crown dark brown with a central whitish median longi
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 386 CHARADEIIDiE NUMENIUS and well developed; a basal web between the anterior toes, best developed between the middle and outer ones. About nine species of this genus, which contains the Curlews and their allies, are found distributed over the greater part of the world; two of these, both well-known European birds, are found within our limits. Key of the Species. A. Larger, wing about H-0 ; crown like the back; the feathers pale mottled with darker centres N. arquatus, p. 386. B. Smaller, wing under lO'O; crown dark brown with a central whitish median longitudinal band , p. 388. 736. Numenius arqnatus. Curlew. Scolopax arquata, Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 242 (1766). Numenius arquatus, Grill, K. Vet. Akad. Hcmdl. Stockh. ii, no. 10, p. 53 (1858) [Knysna] ; Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 218 [Natal] ; Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 322 (1867); Gurney, in Andersson's B. Damaraland, p. 299 (1872); Dresser, B. Eur. viu, p. 243, pi. 578 (1872); Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 388; Barratt, Ibis, 1876, p. 213; Ayres, Ibis, 1877, p. 350; Butler, Feilden and Beid, Zool. 1882, p. 424; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 692 (1884); Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. p. 322 (1888); Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xxiv, p. 341 (1896); Shelley, B. Afr. i, p, 192 (1896) ; Woodward Bros. Natal B. p. 186 (1899) ; Alexander, Ibis, 1900, p. 455; Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 209 (1900); Haagner, Ibis, 1902, p. Pig. 127.—Head of Numenius arquatus. •" }. Description. Adult Male in non-breeding plumage.—General colour above pale brown with darker brown centres to the feathers giving a striped appearance to the bird; wing coverts dark brown edged and slightly notched with white ; primaries blackish, the outer ones with the shafts white and the inner web notched and barred with whitish ; the inner primaries and secondaries notched. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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