. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK. Baklmo Curlow. ^66. EiKiMo CimLKW. XumeHiu* boreatii, Eaiitern North Anittrica, broedlng In tliK ArrtU- rvgloHH »nd wIntRrirK In South America: nilKratinR throuRh thf> muHtern half of the United HtaleH, more abundantly In the Interior than on the coaiit. A Ktlll imaller aperlen than the laiil (lenitli 14 Inches) and very ilnillar to It. A few yearn aRo thti waa considered the most
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK. Baklmo Curlow. ^66. EiKiMo CimLKW. XumeHiu* boreatii, Eaiitern North Anittrica, broedlng In tliK ArrtU- rvgloHH »nd wIntRrirK In South America: nilKratinR throuRh thf> muHtern half of the United HtaleH, more abundantly In the Interior than on the coaiit. A Ktlll imaller aperlen than the laiil (lenitli 14 Inches) and very ilnillar to It. A few yearn aRo thti waa considered the most abundant ot the curlews, but so persistently have they been hunted that they are now practically extermin ated. They were the must unsusiiii'ious ot the shore birds, and woulil allow the near approach ol the Runner, and the penalty may now bt> seen. Only a short while ago they were very often found, during migration. In company with ether waders such as the Qolden or Black bellied Plovers. Their nests are simply hollow* In the plains, lined with a few grasses, dried leaves, or moss. The three or four eggs are the rame as the last for color but are smaller; size [8(i7.] VViiiMBRicL. A'amrniM* phaeopu*. A European species casually appearing In Greenland: very similar to th- Hudaonian Curlew, but with the rump white This species is known as the Jack Curlew in England and Scotland, where It is very abund- ant, and is a favorite game bird. It breeds in the northern parts of Europe and Asia, and in the extreme north of Scotland and on the Shetland Islands. The eggs are laid in hollowa on the ground on higher parts of the marHhes. The three or four egg^ have an olive or greenish brown I'olor and are blotched with dark brown. Size x Data.— Native, Iceland, May 29, 1900. Six eggs. Nest a depression in the ground, lined with dried Olive blown. [868.] Guhlew. Xumeniui iahilienttM. Kfose—J8'»n8 and coast on the Asiatic side of the Pacific: c
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