. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS : BLACK-NECKED STILT. 183 The case of this bird, probably the longest-legged feathered biped in proportion to the size of its body, is quite similar to that of the Avocet, so far as its pres- ence in New England is concerned. It is simply a straggler, though it is known to have occurred oftener than the Avocet has been ascertained to have done — for, as we have seen, there are only three unexceptionable records in the case of the latter species
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS : BLACK-NECKED STILT. 183 The case of this bird, probably the longest-legged feathered biped in proportion to the size of its body, is quite similar to that of the Avocet, so far as its pres- ence in New England is concerned. It is simply a straggler, though it is known to have occurred oftener than the Avocet has been ascertained to have done — for, as we have seen, there are only three unexceptionable records in the case of the latter species. Nearly every writer upon our New Eng- land birds refers to the Stilt, but in terms that leave their remarks open to objec- tion, and the earlier authori- ties on the subject may be passed over. I have learned of no Connecticut occur- rence. For Massachusetts, Mr. Maynard has usually of late been quoted as author- ity. This writer says that he was " assured by gunners and others," that it was occa- sionally seen along the sandy beaches (Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 143). This authority is cited by Allen (Am. Nat., iii, 1870, p. 638; and Bull. Essex Inst, x, 1878, p. 23), who also brings up the testimony of Mr. Boardman, to the effect that the latter saw, some years previously, in the Boston market, two specimens which he was assured had been taken in Massachusetts. The only positive and unequivocal case that has come to my knowledge is that given by Mr. Boardman, of a specimen taken at Calais, Maine, in 1862 (Pr. Bost. Soc, ix, 1862, p. 12S). For New Brunswick, see Chamberlain, Bull. Nutt. Club, vii, 1882, p. Fig. 42. — Black-necked 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 Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C. T. Dillingham
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