174 FEATHEEED GAME 



HUDSONIAN GODWIT. 



(Limosa haemastica.) 



The whole of North, Central and South Amer- 

 ica is the habitat of this species. In North 

 America most common on the eastern half, and 

 while nowhere abundant, this is the godwit most 

 often taken in New England. It is very rare 

 on the Pacific coast, or, in fact anywhere west 

 of the Eockies. It is considerably different 

 from the species last described, and of smaller 

 size. The black rump and white tail coverts 

 will show the distinction at once, to say nothing 

 of the barrings in black and white on the under 

 parts; also the linings of the wings are black- 

 ish. These are the most striking differences; 

 for the rest, above, blackish, with a greenish 

 gloss, the edges of the feathers scalloped with 

 red-brown, tawny yellow and grayish. Primar- 

 ies dusky with white shafts, darkening at the 

 tips. Coverts dusky, tipped with white. Eump 

 black. Upper tail coverts white. Tail feath- 

 ers black, white at base and white-tipped. Be- 

 low, reddish chestnut, crossed with irregular 

 black bars; lower breast, flanks and under tail 

 coverts more heavily barred and having con- 



