. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 248 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. Identification Chart No- WADERS. No. 225. American Avocet, (l^ectirvirostra americana'). Temperate North America, chiefly in the middle and western parts rare in the ea^tern United States. Length about 18 in. Bill curved upwards. Upper parts chiefly white, changing to chestnut brown on the neck, breast, and head, with the exception of around the base of the bill, which is white. Scapu- lars, middle wing coverts, and primaries black, in winter the head and neck are ashy or grayish. No. 264. Long-billed Curlew, (Numeniu
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 248 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. Identification Chart No- WADERS. No. 225. American Avocet, (l^ectirvirostra americana'). Temperate North America, chiefly in the middle and western parts rare in the ea^tern United States. Length about 18 in. Bill curved upwards. Upper parts chiefly white, changing to chestnut brown on the neck, breast, and head, with the exception of around the base of the bill, which is white. Scapu- lars, middle wing coverts, and primaries black, in winter the head and neck are ashy or grayish. No. 264. Long-billed Curlew, (Numenius longirostris). Summers in temperate North America and winters in Cuba and Guatamela. Breeds in most of its North American range. Length 24 in. Bill meas- uring from 4 to 8 inches in length and much decurved. General plumage washed with rufous of more or less intensity top of head, neck, back and wings varie- gated with black and rufous under parts streaked with dusky and sides marked with arrow heads. No. 265. Hudsonian Curlew, (Nwnefims hudsonictis.) Found throughout North America- Breeds in the far north and in winter migrates south of the United States boundary. Length about 18 in. Bill from 3 to 4 inches in length, and curved as in the former. Pattern of the markings about the same as in the former species, but with none of the rufous coloration below and little of it on the upper parts. No. 266 Eskimo Curlew, ^ (^Numemus bore- alis.) Eastern parts of North America, breeding in the far north and wintering south of the United States. Length about 14 inches. Bill from 2 to 3 inches in lengtii and little decurved. Similar to the preceding species but without any median line through the crown and more heavily marked beneath with dusky arrow 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 Worcester,
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