. Birds of New York. Birds. :2 94 NEW YORK STATE .MUSEUM There are four or five species of avocets inhabiting the temperate regions, only one of which reaches North America. The}' are well adapted to wading and swimming, and when they get be}'ond their depth in water, continue on their cotirse as if nothing had happened, in this respect being unlike all members of the order, with the exception of the phalaropes. Recurvirostra americana Gmelin Aiiicn'ca)! Avocct Recurvirostra americana Gmelin. DeKav. Syst. Nat. 17SS. Ed. i. 2: 693 Zool. N. Y. pt 2, p. 266, fig. 227, 229 A. O. U. Check List. Ed.
. Birds of New York. Birds. :2 94 NEW YORK STATE .MUSEUM There are four or five species of avocets inhabiting the temperate regions, only one of which reaches North America. The}' are well adapted to wading and swimming, and when they get be}'ond their depth in water, continue on their cotirse as if nothing had happened, in this respect being unlike all members of the order, with the exception of the phalaropes. Recurvirostra americana Gmelin Aiiicn'ca)! Avocct Recurvirostra americana Gmelin. DeKav. Syst. Nat. 17SS. Ed. i. 2: 693 Zool. N. Y. pt 2, p. 266, fig. 227, 229 A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 2. 1895. No. 2: reciirviro'stra, Lat. recnrvus, bent back or upward; rostrum, bill; americd'na, American Description. Breeding plumage: Head and neck pale reddish brown or cinnamon fading to white below; back, lesser coverts and primaries l;)lack; rest of plumage white. In ivintcr and inimaiurc: Similar, but head and neck white or gray- ish white. Bill recurved or bent upward, blackish; legs bluish; eyes dark. Length inches; ex- tent 28-31; wing ; tail 3-5'> Ml 3-75; tansus The American avocet, or Bluestocking, was fomierly an occasional visitor to the shores of Long Island and the Great Lakes, but now is purely acci- dental or entirely absent. The last authentic specimens from the State were obtained about 50 vears ago on Long Island. Specimens from this localit}- without definite data are fotuid American avocet. Recurvirostra amer ic ana flmelin. From • f'Uq Cfo fp lVri-icpii-|-v-. fVip AmPri- specimen in Musaum. 1 nat. size lU inC OLaiC iViUbeUUl, HiC rUllCi 1. 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 Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934. Albany, University of the State of New York
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