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many of our British birds, for example, are repre- 

 sented in the New World by totally distinct yet 

 very closely allied species? To mention only a 

 few, we have the American Goshawk (Astur atri- 

 capillus), distinguished by its dark head and freckled 

 under-parts ; the American Firecrest (Regulus 

 mtrapa), distinguished by its remarkably small bill 

 and grayish-white lores; the Carolina Crake (Crex 

 Carolina), distinguished by its black forehead, lores, 

 chin and throat ; the American Bald Coot (Fulica 

 americana], distinguished by the large amount of 

 white on the under tail coverts ; Wilson's Phalarope 

 (Phalaropus wilsoni), distinguished by its long 

 slender bill ; the American Bar - tailed Godwit 

 (Limosa Jedoa), distinguished by its chestnut 

 axillaries and under wing coverts ; and lastly, the 

 American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), distinguished 

 by its attenuated first three primaries and nearly 

 uniform buff under-parts. We might give many 

 other instances, but we will now select a few from 

 other parts of the world. Our well-known Song- 

 Thrush is represented in China by Turdus auritus, 

 distinguished by its more rounded wings (a result 

 of non-migratory habits), darker tints and greater 

 development of spots on the breast. The Black- 

 bird is represented in the same country by Merula 



