. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 281 common during migrations, ranging from the Arctic regions to the WestIndies and South America. The eggs are light olive and buff, spotted withbrown. Genus LIMOSA Brisson. LinOSA FEDOA (/,/////.).Marbled Godwit. Adult in suniiner: Bill curved slightly upward ; upper parts mottled with black and tawny ;upper throat white, rest of throat finely streaked with brown; breast pale tawny, the feathersbanded irregularly with brown; belly tawny, sometimes without band
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 281 common during migrations, ranging from the Arctic regions to the WestIndies and South America. The eggs are light olive and buff, spotted withbrown. Genus LIMOSA Brisson. LinOSA FEDOA (/,/////.).Marbled Godwit. Adult in suniiner: Bill curved slightly upward ; upper parts mottled with black and tawny ;upper throat white, rest of throat finely streaked with brown; breast pale tawny, the feathersbanded irregularly with brown; belly tawny, sometimes without bands; bill dull flesh color in itsbasal half, the rest blackish. Adult in winter: Top of the head brown streaked with pale brown; feathers of the backdark brown edged with tawny; chin white; throat pale buff faintly lined with brown; underparts reddish buff; sides faintly barred with brown. Length, 19; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, to Limosa fedoa. This species breeds in the interior from the Missouri region occurs in winter south to Florida and Cuba, but is not abundant anywhereon the Atlantic coast. The eggs are described as being from three to four in number and of adull brownish ash color, blotched and mottled with gray and grayish brown. 202 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. LIMOSA H/EMASTICA {Linn.).Hudsonian Qodwit.
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