. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 256 SCOLOPACID^, SNIPE, ETC. GEN. 207-211. H. Fig. 1C6. Bill and foot of Amerifau Duiili K birds have tawny edgings above, and are mottled with ashy and dusky below. Atlantic coast, rather common. Nutt., ii, 115;- Aud., v, 261, 330; Cass, in Bd., 717 MAPaiiMA. ft Tarsus not shorter than middle toe ; tibiiE bare helow. , -i-Bill slightly decurve
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 256 SCOLOPACID^, SNIPE, ETC. GEN. 207-211. H. Fig. 1C6. Bill and foot of Amerifau Duiili K birds have tawny edgings above, and are mottled with ashy and dusky below. Atlantic coast, rather common. Nutt., ii, 115;- Aud., v, 261, 330; Cass, in Bd., 717 MAPaiiMA. ft Tarsus not shorter than middle toe ; tibiiE bare helow. , -i-Bill slightly decurved, much longer than tarsus. (Pelidna.) American Dunlin. Blacli-Tjellied Sandpiper. Red-bached Sandpiper. Ox-bird. Bill longer than head or tarsus, compressed at the base, rather depressed at the end, and usuall}^ appreciably decurved; 8-9 ; wing 4^-5 ; tail 2-2J^; bill 1 J-lf ; tibire bare about ^ ; tarsus 1 or rather more ; middle toe and claw 1 or rather loss. Adult in summer: above, chestnut, each feather with a central black field, aud most of them whitish-tipped, rump and upper tail coverts blackish, tail feathers and M'ing coverts ashy-gray, quills dusky with pale shafts, second- aries mostly white, and inner pri- maries edged with the same ; under parts white, belly with a broad, jet- black area, breast and jugulum thickly streaked with dusky; bill and feet black. Adult in winter, and j'oung: above, plain ashy-gray, with dark shaft lines, with or without red or black traces ; below white, little or no trace of black on belly; jugulum with few dusky streaks and an ashy sufl'usion. N. Am. Wils., vii, 25, pi. 56, f. 2; 39, pi. 57, f. 3; Nutt., ii, 106; Aud., v, 266, pi. 332; Cass, in Bd., 719. alpina var. ameeicana. X -f--!- Bill much decurved, slightly longer than tarsus. (Ancylocheilus.) ^1/" Curleiu Sandpiper. Bill longer than head or tarsus, compressed through- out, decurved; size of the last; legs longer; tibire bare f; tarsus 1-J-; middle toe aud claw under an in
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