. 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. 250 KEY AND DESCRIPTION Length, 12-15; wing, 8i-8f; tail, 3 ; tarsus, If ; culmen, 2£-2f. Eastern North America ; breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering in South America. FAMILY XL. AVOCETS AND STILTS (RECURVIROSTRID^) This is a small family (11 species) of extremely long-legged, long-necked, slender-billed, wading birds. Their bills are long as well as slender, and have more or less of an upward bend. The Avocets swim with great ease, and are tame
. 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. 250 KEY AND DESCRIPTION Length, 12-15; wing, 8i-8f; tail, 3 ; tarsus, If ; culmen, 2£-2f. Eastern North America ; breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering in South America. FAMILY XL. AVOCETS AND STILTS (RECURVIROSTRID^) This is a small family (11 species) of extremely long-legged, long-necked, slender-billed, wading birds. Their bills are long as well as slender, and have more or less of an upward bend. The Avocets swim with great ease, and are tame birds, gener- ally found in flocks. Their food consists of water-insects, and crustaceans, which they obtain mainly in shallow water, swing- ing the bill from side to side like a man mowing. The Stilts are much like avocets, but have even longer legs, and are not so well fitted for swimming; so, though their food consists of the same kind of insects and crustaceans, they obtain nearly all of it by wading. Key to the Species * Bill over 3 long, and decidedly curved upward; the three front toes webbed 1. American Avocet. * Bill less than 3 long and but slightly curved upward ; only two of the toes connected by webbing: 2. Black-necked Stilt. 1. American Avo- cet (225. Becurvird- stra americ&na). — A very long-legged, slender - billed, al- most white-bodied, wading bird, with dark wings, having large, white bands formed of the coverts and secondaries. The long bill is decidedly curved upward. In summer the head and American Avocet neck are cinnamon-. 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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