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the upper parts brownish-grey; neck ash-grey, 
streaked with dusky; lower parts greyish-white, 
with dusky bars on the sides of the body. Length, 
ten inches and a half; wing, six.” — Giraud. 
CuRLEW. 
Genus Numenius, Briss. 
Generic Distinctions.—Bill very long, slender, de- 
curved or arched, with the upper mandible the 
longer, and obtuse at the end; head rounded and 
compressed above; neck long, body full, wings long, 
feet rather long; toes connected at the base; ¢7bid 
bare a short space above the knee; legs rather long ; 
tail short and rounded. 
JAcK CURLEW. 
Short-billed Curlew. Hudsonian Curlew. 
Numenius Hudsonicus, Lath. 
This is a graceful and elegant bird, but so shy 
and so well able to carry off shot, that it is regarded 
as the most difficult to kill of all the bay-birds. It 
has a long, rolling ery, and although it approaches 
the decoys, it rarely alights, or even pauses over 
them; but, detecting the deception, it turns off or 
passes on in its course. For this reason, the fortu- 
nate sportsman who kills a “Jack” is eminently 
satisfied, although its flesh is not remarkably fine. 
“ Specific Character—Length of bill, three inches 
and three-quarters; tarsi, two inches; lower parts 
