No. 57. 

 Numenius longirostris. 



Plumage brownish buff or cinnamon brown, nearly plain be- 

 low, the upper parts mottled and barred with dark brown, the 

 markings more streaky upon the head and neck. Bill blackish, 

 changing to flesh color below about base. Legs bluish gray. 



Measurements as follows: length about twenty -five inches; 

 extent thirty-eight to forty inches ; bill varying in length from 

 five to eight inches. 



