. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Avocet. Avocet. Tarsus, over iuohes louo;; bill, curved upward or straight. Family RECURVIROSTRID/C. Avocets. See page Hind toe, higher than front toes; tarsus, less than inches long; middle toe and claw together shorter thau bill, except a few of the small species, wliich have middle toe and claw equal to or longer thau bill; ])nt all such have the belly and under tail coverts pure white in most plumages. Family SCOLOPACIDi^. Snipe, Curlews, Sandpipers, etc. See page Please not


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Avocet. Avocet. Tarsus, over iuohes louo;; bill, curved upward or straight. Family RECURVIROSTRID/C. Avocets. See page Hind toe, higher than front toes; tarsus, less than inches long; middle toe and claw together shorter thau bill, except a few of the small species, wliich have middle toe and claw equal to or longer thau bill; ])nt all such have the belly and under tail coverts pure white in most plumages. Family SCOLOPACIDi^. Snipe, Curlews, Sandpipers, etc. See page 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum


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