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laries bright rufous; primaries with their outer webs brownish- 

 black; inner webs rufous with transverse bands of black; under 

 parts pale rufous, with longitudinal lines on the neck and 

 sides; tail rufous, tinged with ashy transversely barred with 

 brownish-black; bill brownish black; base of under mandible 

 reddish-yellow; legs bluish-brown; specimens vary to sjme 

 extent in the shade of the rufous color of the plumage, and 

 very much in the length of the bill, the rufous probably being 

 more distinct in the young; iris hazel. 



Length, 25; wing, 10 to 11; tail, 4; bill, 5 to 8; tarsus, 2.25. 



Habitat, Temperate North America. 



Mr. Washburn in his report of the birds of the Red river 

 valley, covering his observations made between July 28th and 

 September 12th, 1885, says of this species: "I have been much 

 disappointed in not finding more of these birds. Only a few 

 individuals observed. Was informed by sportsmen in Ada that 

 they were not present this season in regions where they were 

 extremely abundant last year. They are found, too, farther 

 east near 'The Ridge' in larger numbers than close to the Red 

 river." 



NUMENIUS HUDSONICUS Latham. (265.) 

 HUDSONIAN CURLEW. 



I formerly met with this species more frequently than of late 

 years, and why so I cannot explain to my own satisfaction. 

 They were always associated with the Long-bills, except upon 

 one occasion, when I found a flock of eight by themselves in 

 spring migration, it being then early in April. 



Only a single bird was obtained, but a number found their 

 way into the taxidermist's collections. And from time to time 

 I have found specimens of this species in those places. They 

 are more f requentlyobtained in the autumnal than in the vernal 

 migrations, and except as above, invariably mingle with the 

 other species. I know nothing of their habits beyond the fact 

 of their presence in migration in very limited numbers. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTERS. 



Bill about twice the length of the head; wings long; tail 

 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 

 wing coverts and axillaries pale ashy-rufous, 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 



