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the $, and especially longer billed, as usual iu this genus ; and she seldom acquires whule- 

 colored under parts. L. baueri Naum. 1836 — rejected as a nomen malum by most authors. 

 L. lapponica baueri, A. 0. U. Check List, 1886, No. 250; Nelsox, Alaska, 1887, pp. 1 lo- 

 ll? (best description and account of habits). L. brevipes, L. austrulasiana, and L. novce- 

 zealandice Gray, 1844-47 ; L. lappjonica novce- Zealand ice Kidgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. iii 

 1880, p. 200; Bd. Brew, and KidCxW. Water Birds, 1884, p. 258. L. /ox« Peale, 1848! 

 L. uropijgialis Gould, 1848, and of most authors, as of all former eds. of the Key. This last 

 is the name under which the bird was originally introduced to our Fauna (Trans. Cliicago 

 Acad. 1869, p. 293, p. 320, pi. 32). This Godwit is of wide dispersion in Oceauica, New 

 Zealand, Australia, and eastern parts of Asia to Alaska, N. to Point BaiTow on the Arctic 

 coast iu summer, and casually S. on our Pacific coast even to Lower California ; common m 

 Alaska, where it arrives in May or early in June, breeds and departs in August or September; 

 young flying by middle of July. Eggs laid in June; average size about 2.22 X 1-47, rather 

 resembling iu color those of L. fedoa than those of L. hamastica. 



L. hpemas'tica. (Gr. olfiaariKoi, haimastikos, of bloody-red color. Fig. 577.) HUDSONIAN 

 GouwiT. Red-breasted Godwit. American Black-tailed Godwit. Black-tail. 

 White-rump. Spot-rump. Ring-tailed Marlin. Field Marlin. Goose-bird. 

 Feathers on side of lower 

 mandible reaching to a point 

 far iu advance of those on 

 upper. Adult ^ ^ , in sum- 

 mer: Rump blackish. Most 

 upper tail-coverts conspicu- 

 ously white ; longest coverts 

 and the tail-feathers black 

 with white bases, those of 

 the tail-feathers most exten- 

 sive, and the latter also 

 white-tipped. The appear- 

 ance of the parts connectedly 

 is therefore of a black rump, 

 then a broad white bar, then 

 a broad black bar, then a 

 narrow white bar. Lining 

 of wings sootjr-blackish, 

 mixed with some white; ax- 

 illaries black. Under parts 

 rich ferruiii neons or chestnut- 

 red, everywhere crossed witli 

 numerous irregular blaclc 

 bars, several on each feather, 

 and usually also crossed, es- 

 jx'cially behind, with similar 

 wliite hars, sucl) variegation 

 of black, white, and red most 

 pronounced on under tail- 

 coverts; chin whitish. T^'p- 

 por parts blackisli (brownisli-black witli irn'onish gloss), intimately mixed with rufous and ixin.y 

 or whitisli. tliese lii^litcr colors fonniiiir indrnt.-itions on edtres of each featlicr. I'riniaries black- 

 ish, witli wliite shafts and white l)asal spaces ; tluir coverts the same, witli wliite tips. Bill 



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Fia. r.77. — Rla<k tailed Ocxlwit. 

 by D. G. Elliot.) 



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