THE BIRD BOOK 



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250. Pacific Godwit. 



Limosa lapponica baueri. 



Range. — Coasts and islands of the Pacific Ocean 

 on the Asiatic side, north in summer to Alaska. 



This species is more uniform and brighter rud- 

 dy beneath tlian the preceding, and the back is 

 not marbled as strongly. Even in Alaska where 

 it breeds, it is not a common species, and it only 

 occurs elsewhere on the Pacific coast of America 

 casually. The nesting habits are the same, but 

 the eggs are somewhat darker than those of the 

 preceding, but not as dark as those of the follow- 

 ing species. Size 2.20 x 1.45. 



251. HuDsoNiAN Godwit. Limosa liaemastica 



Range. — North America, east of the Rocky 

 Mountains, breeding in the Arctic regions and 

 wintering south of the United States. 



Brownish. 



Facilic Godwit. 

 Hudsonian Godwit. 



This species is apparently not as common or is 

 more locally distributed during migrations than 

 is the Marbled Godwit. They are more abundant in their breeding grounds and 

 are occasionally seen in large flocks. They are smaller than the Marbled 

 Godwit (length 18 inches) and are deep reddish brown below. They lay four 

 eggs on the ground, in marshes or near ponds or streams, lining the hollow 

 with weeds and dried leaves. The eggs have a dark brownish buff ground 

 color and are blotched with brownish black. Size 2.20 x 1.40. Data. — Macken- 

 zie River, Arctic America. Four eggs laid in a hollow in the ground. Collector, 

 J. O. Stringer. 



[252.] Black-tailed Godwit. Limosa limosa. 



A European and Asiatic species only casually occurring in Greenland. Very 

 similar in appearance to our Hudsonian Godwit, which is frequently called by 

 the name of this species. The nesting habits and the eggs are precisely like 

 those of the American bird. 



[253.] Green Shank. Glottis nehularia. 



A common bird in Europe and the British Isles, but only American as having 

 been taken once in Florida. A very similar species to the following. 



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