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U. S. p. E. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



Phaeopus, Cuv. 

 NUMENIUS HUDSONICUS, Latham. 



Short-billed or Hndsonian Curlew. 



Scohpax hormlis, Gmelin, Syat. Nat. I, 178^, C54. (Not of Forster, I77d.)— W'l-sox, Am. Ora. VII, 1813, 22; pi. hi. 



Nummius borcalia, Ord, ed. Wils VII, 1825. Not of Latham. 



mmmius hudmnicus, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 712.— Bon. Obs. 182 1, No. Sai.— .Sw. F. B. Am. II, 1831, 377.— 



NoTT. Man. II, 1831, 97.— Aud Ora. Biog. Ill, 1835, 2-3 : V, 539; pi. 237.— Ib. Syn. 254.— 



Ib. Birds Am VI, 1843, 42; pi. 356. 

 Numenius mdanopus. Vieillot, in part. 



Nummhis rufia, Vieillot, Gal. II, 1825, 118; pi. 215. (Mi.xed witli lonffirostjis.) 

 ?Xumenius intennedius, Nutt. Man. II, 1834, 100. 



Sp Ch. — Smaller than tlio preceding. Bill about twice the length of the head ; wings long; tiiil short; legs moderate. Head 

 above brownish black, with a longitudinal band ; other upper parts brownish black, tinged with ashy, spotted with dull yellowish 

 white, and lighter on the rump. Under parts dull yellowish white, with longitudinal narrow stripes of blackish brown on the 

 neck and breast; under wiug coverts aud axillaries p.ile ashy rufiius, transversely barred with black; quills brownish black, with 

 transverse bars of pale rufous on the inner webs; tail brownish black, with transverse bars of pale ashy brown. Bill brownish 

 black ; base of lower mandible reddish yellow ; legs greenish brown. Specimens vary in the shade of the lighter colors of the 

 plumage and in the length of the bill Total length about 18 inches; wing, 9 ; tail, 4 ; bill 3 to 4 ; tarsus, 2^ inches. 



Bdh. — Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America; Calibrnia, (Mr. CassiJy.) 



Smaller, and with the colors different from the preceding. This hird is represented as abun- 

 dant in the northern regions of this continent, but is much less frequent in the United States 

 than the preceding. 



A Numenius rujiventris is described by Vigors^ from the west coast of America, which is closely 

 related to the present species, if not the same. 



List of specimens. 



Locality. 



When collected 



Atlantic coast 



Cape May, New .Jersey 

 Presidio, California 



May, 1842 



Whence obtained. 



S. F. Baird 



J. K. Townsend. 

 Lt. 'IVowbridge. . 



NUMENIUS BOREALIS, (Forst.) Latham. 



Esqnimanx Carlew. 



Scolopax bormli.1, Forstkr, Phil. Trans. LXII, 1772, 411; Albany Fort. 



Numeniiuborealit, Latham, Ind Orn. II, 179(1, 712.— Bon. Sjn. 1828, 314 —lit. List, 1838.— Sw. F. B. A. II, 1831, 



378; pi Ixv.— Nutt. Man. II, 1834, 100— Auo. Ora. Biog. Ill, l83.->, 09: V, .590; pi. 2118.— 



Ib. Syn. 2.55.— Ib. Birds Amer. VI, 1843, 45; pi. 3.57. 

 Nummim brevirostrit, Licht. Verz. 1823, No. 774. 

 " Numenius liemirkynchm, Temm." 



FiouKEs. — Aud. B of Am. pi, 208; oct. ed. VI, pi. 3.57. — Rich, ami Swains. Faim. Bor. Am. Birds, pi. (15. — Tonun. PI. Col- 

 V, pi. 381. 



1 Zool. .lournal, IV, Jan. 1829, 3aG.— In. Zod. of Blossom, 1839, 28. 



