BIRDS OF 



* From its large size and the delicacy of its flesh, it is held in 

 esteem by sportsmen who do not let it pass within reach. 



It used to visit the Beach at Hamilton regularly in spring 

 and fall, but of late years has been rarely seen. 



100. LIMOSA H^MASTICA (Linn.). 251. 



Hudsonian Godi^it, 



Tail black, largely white at base, its coverts mostly white ; rump 

 blackish ; lining of wings extensively blackish ; under-parts in the breeding 

 season intense rufous (chiefly barred) with dusky ; head neck and upper 

 parts brownish-black, variegated with gray, reddish and usually some 

 whitish speckling ; quills blackish, more or less white at the base. Young 

 and apparently winter specimens much paler, tawny-whitish below, more 

 gray above. Considerably smaller than the foregoing, about 15 ; wing, 8 or 

 less ; bill, 3J or less ; tarsus, 2§ or less. 



Hab. Eastern North America and the whole of Middle and South 

 America. Breeds only in the high north. 



Eggs 4 ; olive-drab with dark spots, 



Less abundant than the preceding. This species seems to 

 prefer the line of the Atlantic for its migrations, but is also 

 noticed inland in smaller numbers. I have seen it in spring at 

 St. Clair flats, and also on the shores of Hamilton Bay, where 

 the specimen in my collection was obtained. 



It is not known to breed anywhere within the limits of the 

 United States, and Prof. Macoun in recording its presence in 

 the Northwest speaks of it as "less abundant than the pre- 

 ceding and more to the north." 



In spring, the prevailing color of the plumage is rich chest- 

 nut-red, crossed with wavy lines of black. In the fall, it is less 

 attractive, being mostly ashy-gray. 



Genus TOTANUS Bechstein- 

 Subgenus GLOTTIS Koch. 

 10]. TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS (Gmel.). 254. 

 Greater Yellow-legs. 



Bill straight or slightl_>' bent upwards, very slender, grooved half its 

 length or less, black ; legs long and slender, yellow. In summer, ashy-brown, 



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