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found in Denmark, Norway, &c. as well as in 
Africa and the East Indies. In the summer it visits 
Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It breeds in the 
boggy moors of Iceland, and also in Shropshire, 
Cornwall, &c. Its nest, composed of dry grass and 
leaves, is placed in a tuft of long grass or rushes. 
The eggs, four in number, are of an olive green hue, 
spotted with dark green and brown. The Curlew is 
very shy and vigilant, alarming other birds by its oft 
repeated loud cries, in sound resembling “ corliew” 
or “ courlie,” whence its name. It runs with speed, 
and has a strong and rapid flight. Being in some 
request as food, it is often seen in the markets. 
CURLEW, ESQUIMAUX. 
NUMENIUS BOREALIS. 
This species of the Curlew, which in its whole 
length is about fourteen inches, the bill two inches 
and a quarter, frequents, according to the statement 
of Sir John Richardson, the barren lands within the 
Arctic circle in summer, when it feeds on grubs, 
fresh water insects, and the crow-berry. The 
first appearance of this bird recorded in Great 
Britain is that of one which was killed in Scot- 
land in September, 1855, in the parish of Durris, 
Kincardineshire, by W. R. Cussach Smith, Esq. 
Its eoos are pear-shaped, of a green colour, clouded 
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