Shore Birds 



225. American Avocet {Recuroirostra americana). 

 L. 16.5; B. 3.7. Ads. Head and neck rufous; belly 

 white; wings black and white. Yng. and Ads.inwinter. 

 Similar, but head and neck grayish or whitish. 

 Notes. A rather musical, loudplie-eek hurriedly repeat- 

 ed. 



Range. — North America west of Mississippi: breeds from northern 

 States, central California and rarely lexis, north in the interior to 

 latitude 54 • winters from southern California and western Gulf 

 States to Central America and West Indies; casual on Atlantic coast. 



264. Long-billed Curlew {Numenius longirostris) . 

 L. 24; B. 6., longest among our Snipe. Ads. Above 

 black and buffy; tail barred buffy and black; below 

 buffy, neck and breast finely streaked with dusky. 

 Yng- Similar, but buff deeper. 



Range.— North America: breeds on Atlantic coast from Florida to 

 North Carolina; in interior north to Manitoba a-'d British Columbia: 

 later strays casually to Newfoundlmd ml Ontario; winters from 

 Gulf States and southern California southward. 



265. Hudsonian Curlew {Numenius hudsonicus). 

 L. 17; B. 3.7. Ads. Less buff than No. 264; above 

 dark grayish brown and brownish gray; tail barred 

 with same; below white, breast streaked; sides barred 

 with blackish. 



Range. — North America; breeds In Arctic regii 

 United States to South America. 



winters south o\ 



266. Eskimo Curlew {Numenius borealis) L. 13.5; 

 B. 2. Ads. Tail barred with grayish brown and 

 black; above blackish and buffy; below. uiffy,the breast 

 thickly streaked; sides barred with blackish. 



Range.- Eastern North America; breeds in Arctic regions: winters- 

 south of United States to South America: migrates chiefly through 

 Interior. 



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