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KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



Nunicnius hudsoiiicus. 



Lcn'j;tli. 14; Wing. 740: Tarsus. 2.50: l>ill. 2.15. 

 Rump and uppt-r tail coverts and crissum pure 

 white : bill nearly straioht : somewhat resembles 

 a Yellow-legs, but has olive green legs. 



Lengtli, 13; Wing. S. 25 : Tarsus. 1.75: Bill, 2.30. 

 Bill curved downward: plumage mottled brown 

 streaked with brown ; top of head dark brown : 



axillars barred. 



Totanus nebularius. 



Green=shank. See page 2S2 



Numenius borealis. 

 Eskimo Curlew. 

 Dough=bird. See page 29c 



Family L'IIARADRITD.E. Plovers. 



Length over 9 ; wing over 6 ; toes four in number. 

 ( The hind toe so small as hardly to be noticeable.) 



.rngth. 11.50; Wing. 7.50: Tail, 3: Tarsus, 1.90 

 liill, 1. 10. IJill thick; axillars smoky black. 



Charadrius squatarola. 

 Black= breast Plover. 

 Beetle=head. See page 290 



