. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 237. P. Wing, 10-12; bill, 5-8J (very young, 2J-5) ; axillars2 rich, dark buff, usually without any bars 27. Long-billed Curlew. P. Wing, 8J-10J ; bill, 2f-4J; axillars barred. .28. Hudsonian Curlew. P. Wing, 7|-8J ; bill, 2-2f ; axillars barred 29. Eskimo Curlew. 1. American Woodcock (228. Philohela minor).âA common, muddy-wood-living, long-billed, short-legged, much-mottled, brown snipe, with eyes far back on the head
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 237. P. Wing, 10-12; bill, 5-8J (very young, 2J-5) ; axillars2 rich, dark buff, usually without any bars 27. Long-billed Curlew. P. Wing, 8J-10J ; bill, 2f-4J; axillars barred. .28. Hudsonian Curlew. P. Wing, 7|-8J ; bill, 2-2f ; axillars barred 29. Eskimo Curlew. 1. American Woodcock (228. Philohela minor).âA common, muddy-wood-living, long-billed, short-legged, much-mottled, brown snipe, with eyes far back on the head, and the back of the crown with two dark cross stripes ; the three outer primaries are ab- ruptly shorter than the fourth and are pecul- iarly narrow and stiff. The soft muddy places where these game birds get their food by the use of their long, pli- able, sensitive bills are usually in or near woody tracts. These birds are particularly noted for their nocturnal, spiral flights in the air, which have been called " sky ; They migrate by night to places where soft ground is to be found. Length, 11; wing, 5^ (4J-5f) ; tail, 2£ ; tarsus, 1^ ; culmen, 2^â3. Eastern North America, north to the British Provinces and west to. Kan- sas ; breeding throughout. The European Woodcock (227. Scolopax rusticola) is a larger bird, but similar in ap- pearance. It does not have the three narrow outer primaries. Wing, 7-8; culmen, 3-3^. Ac- cidental in eastern North America. 2. Wilson's Snipe (230. Gallincigo deli- Wilson's Snipe <£*«)â â A common American Woodcock. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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