COniMON CURLEW. 



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ably so in a pair of the species now under consideration, the 

 female of which measured in the whole length twenty-six 

 inches ; the wing from the carpal joint to the end twelve 

 inches and one quarter ; from the point of the beak to the 

 eye seven inches and a half; the comparative measurements 

 of the male gave for the whole length twenty-one inches, for 

 the wing eleven inches and a half, for the beak five inches 

 and a half. The first quill feather of the wing the longest 

 in both. 



The vignette represents the young of the Curlew, for the 

 opportunity of figuring which I am indebted to the kindness 

 of T. C. Heysham, Esq. of Carlisle. 



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