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violet ; the legs are very long, of a bright green ; 

 the claws are crooked and black. 

 The length is 2 feet. 



GENUS XXXIX. 



NUMENIUS. 



Bill very long, slender, arched and obtuse. 

 1. ARQUATA. CURLEW. 



N. cinerascente nigroque varius, pedibus ccerulescen- 

 tibus, alls nigris maculis niveis. Lath. 



The bill is six inches long; the upper mandible is 

 black, the under one flesh colour ; the head, neck, 

 and wing-coverts are streaked with dark and light 

 brown ; the feathers of the back and scapulars are 

 nearly black, in the middle edged with pale rust colour ; 

 the breast, belly, and lower part of the back are 

 dull white, varied with black ; the quill feathers are 

 black, crossed with white ; the tail is barred with 

 black, or a reddish ground ; the thighs are bare 

 about half way above the knees, which together with 

 the legs are black. 



The female makes her nest on the boggy moors 



