HUDSONIAN GODWIT 
251. Limosa haemastica. 15 in. 
Bill slightly recurved; tail black at the end, and 
white at the base, not barred as that of the last species 
always is. Above blackish, with rusty margins; below 
deep reddish-chestnut, barred, chiefly on the sides, with 
black. In winter, similar but duller both above and 
below, with only traces of bars on the flanks, and with 
the breast more or less streaked. This species is more 
abundant on the Atlantic coast during migrations than 
the last. It is most often known as the Ring-tailed 
Marlin, owing to a very strong contrast between the 
black tail, white rump and dark upper parts as the 
bird flies. They are usually found in the marshes back 
of the ocean beach, and, owing to their large size, car 
be seen for a long distance. 
Notes.—A loud, shrill whistle. 
Nest.—A grass lined hollow in marshes; eggs brown- 
ish buff, blotened with blackish (2.20 x 1.40). 
Range.—Breeds in the Arctic regions; winters south 
of the United States, migrating chiefly on the Atlantic 
eoast, but to some extent down the Miss. Valley. 
