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Gek. LXIX. LIMOSA. Godwit.— Bill long, recurved, 

 compressed at the base, becoming depressed towards its 

 blunt tip. Outer toe connected by a web, at the base, with 

 the middle one. 



150. L. ccgocephala. Black-tailed Godwit. — Tail black, with 



a white base ; the middle feathers shortest. A white spot on 



the wing. Claw of the middle toe long and serrated. 



Fedoa secunda, Will. Oi-n. 21G. — Scolopax Limosa regocephala, Linn. 

 Svst. i. 145,-G — Red Godwit, Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. 442 — Red Godwit 

 and Jadreka Snipe, Mont. Orn. Diet. Suppt. — Limosa melanura, Temm, 

 Orn. ii. G65 — A rare winter visitant. 



Length 18 inches; weight 12 ounces. Bill 3| inches long, dusky at the 

 point, orange at the base. Legs black. I rides hazel. Lores brown, above 

 which is a whitish -red stripe. The crown black ; the feathers bordered with 

 red. Throat and neck red, with brown dots. Breast and sides red, with tine 

 zig-zag bars. Back black, the feathers on the scapulars with red bands. Wing- 

 covers grey. Belly wdiite. Base of the quills and tail, white. — In the winter, 

 the plumage above is cinereous ; below white, with a greyish tinge on the 

 neck — Nest in meadows. Eggs 4, deep oUve, with pale spots. 'I'he young 

 have the feathers on the crown brown, with red margins. The outer edge of 

 the tail-feathers white, and the tip of the bill brown — This species, though 

 common both in its Polar and Equatorial migrations in Holland, can scarcely 

 be termed a regular visitant of this country. It frequents marshes, seldom 

 approaching the sea-shore. 



151. L. riifa. Bar-tailed Godwit. — All the tail-feathers 

 with black and white bands. The middle feathers longest. 

 Claw of the middle toe short and plain. 



Fedoa Gesneri, Will. Orn. 215. — Scolopax Lapponica, Linn. Svst. i. 246. 

 —Godwit, Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. — Common Godwit, Red-breasted Snipe, 



Mont. Orn. Diet. — Limosa rufa, Temm. Orn. ii. 668 £, Godwit, Stone 



Plover, Yarwhelp, Yarwhip ; iS", Poor "Willie ; W, Rhostog. — A regular 

 winter visitant. 



Length 17i, breadth 2<Si inches; weight 12i ounces. Bill 4 inches long, 

 black at the tip, livid at the base. Feet black. Irides brown. Crown red, 

 with brown streaks. Back black, with oval marginal red spots. The wino-- 

 covers grey, with white borders. Rump white, with brown spots. Quills 

 black, mottled with white on the inner webs. Beneath deep red, with black 

 streaks on the sides of the breast. 'X\\e female is larger^; the plumage, above, 

 incluies more to brown, mixed with grey ; and beneath it has a tinge of vel- 

 low. In winter, the plumage above is cinereous, with brown streaks ; and be- 

 neath, white. — This species occurs in small flocks, from autumn to spring, fre- 

 quenting the sea-shore. It is not known to breed in Britain. 



Gen. LXX. TRINGA. Sandpiper.- Bill straight, or a 

 little deflected ; compressed at the base ; depressed at the 

 point. 



152. T. subarquata. — Bill deflected, much longer than the 

 head. The two middle tail-feathers longest. Tarsus 17 lines 

 in length. 



