. Feathered game of the Northeast . -ica is the habitat of this species. In NorthAmerica most common on the eastern half, andwhile nowhere abundant, this is the godwit mostoften taken in New England. It is very rareon the Pacific coast, or, in fact anywhere westof the Rockies. It is considerably differentfrom the species last described, and of smallersize. The black rump and white tail covertswill show the distinction at once, to say nothingof the barrings in black and white on the underparts; also the linings of the wings are black-ish. These are the most striking differences;for the rest, ab
. Feathered game of the Northeast . -ica is the habitat of this species. In NorthAmerica most common on the eastern half, andwhile nowhere abundant, this is the godwit mostoften taken in New England. It is very rareon the Pacific coast, or, in fact anywhere westof the Rockies. It is considerably differentfrom the species last described, and of smallersize. The black rump and white tail covertswill show the distinction at once, to say nothingof the barrings in black and white on the underparts; also the linings of the wings are black-ish. These are the most striking differences;for the rest, above, blackish, with a greenishgloss, the edges of the feathers scalloped withred-brown, tawny yellow and grayish. Primar-ies dusky with white shafts, darkening at thetips. Coverts dusky, tipped with white. Rumpblack. Upper tail coverts white. Tail feath-ers black, white at base and white-tipped. Be-low, reddish chestnut, crossed with irregularblack bars; lower breast, flanks and under tailcoverts more heavily barred and having con-. QO O z < z Oin a D HUDSONIAN GODWIT 175 siderable white. Bill dull orange, blackeningat the tip. Legs black. Length from fourteento sixteen; extent from twenty-two to twenty-five inches. In winter the colors of its plumage aremuch lighter. The upper parts a grayishbrown with very little of the showy colors ofthe breeding dress. To the casual observer itclosely resembles the willet, showing the samesober hues as does Symphemia at this season,though white patch on primaries and bluish legsof willet to say nothing of the differences of thetails, should distinguish between the two atonce. This species is said to decoy readily and tobe easily lured by a good imitation of its note,though wary and cautious beyond most shore-birds if it suspects danger. In more favoredlocalities they are said to travel in large flocks,but in New England the rule is some half-a-dozen in a bunch, or more commonly a singlelone traveler on his way to the rarel
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