Birds of Canada. 87 
Limosa fedoa—The Marbled Godwit. 
The Marbled Godwit is a spring and autumn 
visitor. Bill, long, curved upwards ; wings, long ; 
tail, short; legs, long; upper parts, brownish- 
black and pale reddish ; under parts, pale rufous, 
with lines of brownish-black. 
L.. hudsonica—TYhe Hudsonian Godwit. 
This bird is an irregular fall visitor. Color, 
brownish-black above, underneath, yellowish-red ; 
feathers, tipped with white; length, eighteen 
inches; bill, three inches. 
LONG-BILLED CURLEW. 
Numenius longirostris —The Long-billed Curlew. 
The Long-billed Curlew is a regular spring 
and fall visitor in Canada. Bill, very long, and 
