. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Dowitcher. faint edges of buff on the back; chin and superciliary stripe, dull grayish white; breast, gray, showing slight traces of tawny (often entirely absent); rest of under part, dirty white, mottled on the crissum; tail, banded dark brown or black and white. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, to The Dowitcher was at one time common, but now occurs only as a rather rare migrant in Illinois and Wisconsin. It is difficult to determine the relative abundance of this species in comparison with the next, from the fact
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Dowitcher. faint edges of buff on the back; chin and superciliary stripe, dull grayish white; breast, gray, showing slight traces of tawny (often entirely absent); rest of under part, dirty white, mottled on the crissum; tail, banded dark brown or black and white. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, to The Dowitcher was at one time common, but now occurs only as a rather rare migrant in Illinois and Wisconsin. It is difficult to determine the relative abundance of this species in comparison with the next, from the fact that the ordinary sportsmen, as a rule, do not recognize them as different. 110. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Say). Long-billed Dowitcher. Distr.: Western North America, breeding from Alaska to the Arctic coast; south from the United States and Mexico in winter; casual on the Atlantic coast. Adult: Resembles the preceding species, but the bill is longer, and in breeding plumage, the sides of the body are more distinctly barred with black; the throat and breast more rufous, and the general plumage more highly colored. In winter the principal difference is one of size. Length, 11; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, to This species is still more or less common in Illinois and Wisconsin during the migrations. It is (or was) a well-known bird to sportsmen, and its long, snipe-like bill will always distinguish it from other species of shore birds, except the Wilson's Snipe, from which it may be known at a glance by the small web between the outer and middle toes, and by its differently marked tail and tail coverts. It occurs in flocks, and where it has not been persecuted by gunners, is very tame and unsus- picious. It was formerly very abundant, but being easy to kill, great. 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
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