BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. 



COMMON GODWIT. GODWYN. YARWHELP. YARWHIP. LESSER GODWTT. 

 JADREKA SXIPE. RED GODWIT. HUDSONIAN GODWIT. SHRIEKER. 



PLATE CLXX. FIG. I. 



Limosa melamtra, LETSLEE. TEMMIJTCK. 



Limosa ^Egocephala, FLEMING. 



Limosa rufa major, BRISSON. 



Fedoa melanura, STEPHENS. 



Scolopax Belyica, 



Scolopax jfiyocep/iala, 



Scolopax Hudsonica, LATHAM? 



Scolopax limosa, PE>'XA>*T. 



Scolopax Lapponica, BEWICK. 



^Egocephalus Helton ii, KAY. 



ABOUT tlie beginning of April these birds arrive at their nesting- 

 places, and begin to lay early in May, in the rough parts of swamps, 

 and low meadows near water, the nest being composed of dry grass, 

 and other wild plants, and hidden among any coarse herbage. 



The eggs are four in number, of a deep green or light olive brown 

 colour, faintly blotted with spots of a darker shade. 



As soon as the young are able to flutter about, the old ones leave 

 them to themselves. 



