. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 644 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—LIMICOL^. dible. Wings and tail ordinary; latter barred in color. Legs rather stout; tibiae largely denuded below; .tarsus much longer than mi
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 644 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—LIMICOL^. dible. Wings and tail ordinary; latter barred in color. Legs rather stout; tibiae largely denuded below; .tarsus much longer than middle toe and claw, seutellate in front only, else- where reticulate. Toes short and thick, flattened underneath, broadly margined on sides. Of large and medium stature, and plump form. Coloration variegated; rufous usually prevail- ing. Sexes alike; changes of plumage not pronounced. A cosmopolitan genus of several species ; in character of bill unique, in that of the legs very similar to lAmosa. In fact, barring the bill, Numenius longwostris closely resembles Liinosa foeda. It is a curious fact that Old and New World representatives of both these genera differ from each other in a simi- lar manner, the former having the rump, tail and its coverts, and lining of wings white, barred or not, while some or all of these parts in the latter are dark. Compare Limosa foeda with L. ' v/ropygialis ; L. hudsonica vrith L. lapponica ; Nv/menius hudsonicus with JV. phcBopus, Pig. 451. —The European Curlew, Numen'ms arquatus, i nat. size. (From Brelim.) Analysis qf Species. Feathers of belly bristle-tipped tdttensis 64T Feathers of belly normal. Bump wMte, more or less spotted witb duslcy. Upper tail-coverts and under wing-coverts white spotted and barred with dusky , . phaopM 644 Bump, upper tail-ooverts and lining of wings not white. Primaries varied with rufous. General coloration strongly rufous, especially below; lining of wings deepest rufous, little or not varied. Large; b
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