. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ; Tarsus, ; Bill, 3 to Ranges in Eastern North America from the far North south to SouthAmerica. It is becoming less common every year, although at one time itwas an abundant species, during the migrations, on our coast. Breeds in the far North; the eggs are described as dark brownish olivelined and spotted with dark brown. Genus TOTANUS Bechst. Subgenus GLOTTIS Koch. TOTANUS NEBULARIUS {Gunn.).Green=shank. This species has the general appearance of a Winter Yellow-leg {Totajtns melanol
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ; Tarsus, ; Bill, 3 to Ranges in Eastern North America from the far North south to SouthAmerica. It is becoming less common every year, although at one time itwas an abundant species, during the migrations, on our coast. Breeds in the far North; the eggs are described as dark brownish olivelined and spotted with dark brown. Genus TOTANUS Bechst. Subgenus GLOTTIS Koch. TOTANUS NEBULARIUS {Gunn.).Green=shank. This species has the general appearance of a Winter Yellow-leg {Totajtns melanoleucus),although the marking is somewhat different. It is a very rare bird on our coast, there beingno actual record since Audubons time, who states that specimens were taken in Florida, nearCape Sable. It may easily be distinguished by the greenish-gray legs and the dusky-greenbill, which is dark at the tip, and the white rump. Lengtlj, 14; Wing, ; Bill, to ; Tarsus, KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 283 TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS {Gmel.).Greater Yellow-legs. Winter Yellow= Adult in summer: Bill nearly straight; upper plumage mottled with white and black ; throatwhite streaked with black; chin whitish; breast white heavily streaked with black; rest ofunder parts white irregularly marked with black; middle of belly nearly always pure white; billblack and legs yellow. Adult in -winter : Top of the head and neck streaked white and dark brown ; back brown,the feathers narrowly edged with whitish; chin white; breast white, narrowly lined with darkbrown; rest of under parts white; bill black and legs yellow. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Common in Eastern North America from the Arctic region southward toSouth America. It is abundant on the Atlantic coast during migrations;common in Florida in winter. The eggs are pale huffy brown spotted with dark brown. TOTANUS FLAVIPES {Gmel)Summer Yellow=legs. Upper parts grayish brown mottled with whiti
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