. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. CURLEW SANDPIPER. TrINGA FERRUGINEA. Char. Bill long, slender, and decurved. Adult in summer- upper parts mottled black, gray, and rufous; wings and tail ashy gray; tail- coverts pale buflf barred with black; under parts rich chestnut. Adult in winter: upper parts grayish brown; tail-coverts white; under parts white ; chest with a few indisti
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. CURLEW SANDPIPER. TrINGA FERRUGINEA. Char. Bill long, slender, and decurved. Adult in summer- upper parts mottled black, gray, and rufous; wings and tail ashy gray; tail- coverts pale buflf barred with black; under parts rich chestnut. Adult in winter: upper parts grayish brown; tail-coverts white; under parts white ; chest with a few indistinct streaks of gray. Young : like adult in winter, but feathers of upper parts margined with buff; neck streaked with brown. Length about 8>i inches, Nest. On the margin of a lake or stream; a slight depression, lined with dry grass. ^gS^^- — ?> " pa'6 grayish or greenish buffy, spotted with deep brown, etc.; X ; (Ridgway). Of this species very little is known. It is found on the sea- coast and by the borders of lakes, and is sometimes seen in the interior of the countries it frequents. Like most species of the genus, it is migratory in the spring and autumn, and at such times proceeds in flocks along the coast or on the borders of large rivers. The food of this bird is usually small insects and worms, as well as the herbage of some of the sea-weeds {Fuci). So wide are the devious wanderings of this cos- mopolite pigmy that Temminck obtained a specimen from. 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 original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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