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rump and tail barred buffy and blackish ; below whitish streaked with dark 

 on neck, breast and sides, and barred with same on the axillar coverts. 

 Wing 9.00 to 10.00 ; culmen 3.50 ; tarsus 2.25. 



Geog. Dist. — North and South America and the West Indies ; breeding in 

 Arctic regions ; winters in South America south to Patagonia. 



County Records. — Cumberland; common, (Brock). Knox; migrant, 

 (Rackliff ). Piscataquis ; a specimen was taken at Black Stream near Dover, 

 October 12, 1898, (Ritchie). Sagadahoc ; (Spinney, J. M. 0. S. 1900, p. 39). 

 Washington; very rare, (Boardman). 



As a migrant in late May and again from late July until 

 late September this species passes along our coasts in somewhat 

 varying numbers, but usually rare, while inland it seems with 

 us to be casual, though it seems to be generally distributed 

 elsewhere in the interior United States during migration. 



They are said to breed in the Anderson River Region, lay- 

 ing three to four pale olive eggs, spotted with dull brown and 

 measuring 2.27 x 1.57 (Ridgw.). The food and habits of this 

 species is said to be similar to those of the preceding species, 

 but there seems to be much left for us to learn about them. 



266. Numenius horealis (Forst.). Eskimo Curlew; Dough 

 Bird; Fute. 



Plumage : blackish above, the feathers margined with whitish ; upper tail 

 coverts barred with buff and blackish ; tail brownish gray, barred with black- 

 ish ; primaries not barred ; below whitish with streaks on breast and bars on 

 sides and axillars of black. Wing 8.00 to 8.50 ; culmen 2.38 ; tarsus 1.78. 



Geog. Dist. -Eastern North America ; breeding in Arctic regions ; migrat- 

 ing south chiefly through interior United States ; wintering through South 

 America to Tierra Del Fuego. 



County Records. — Androscoggin ; (Pike). Cumberland; common, (Brock). 

 Knox; migrant, (Rackliff). Piscataquis; rare visitor, (Homer). Sagadahoc; 

 very few in August, (Spinney). Washington ; very rare, (Boardman). 



This species also is rare with us as a rule, being most gen- 

 eral along the coast in late August and September. As a 

 matter of fact we seem to know too little indeed about the 

 exact status of any of our species of Curlew. 



It seems likely that Mr. Mackay's account, (Auk 9, pp. 16 

 et seq.) is about as good as as any available. He says: — 

 "Most of their habits resemble closely those of the Golden 



