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The other of these birds worthy of the most attention 

 are, 



The Sanderling, Calidris Arenaria, which, though 

 very small, is fat and excellent. 



The Black-bellied Plover, Charadrius Helveticus, 

 " Bull-headed," or " Beetle-headed Plover," a shy bird, 

 but frequently whistled within gunshot. On the coast 

 it is apt to be fishy, but when shot inland, and on upland 

 pastures, of superior quality. 



The American Golden Plover, Charadrius Marmora- 

 tus, " the Frost bird ;" a very beautiful species and of 

 rare excellence when killed on the upland, where it is 

 found more frequently and more abundantly than on the 

 shore. 



The Long-billed Curlew, numenius Longirostris, 

 "Sickle-bill," a large, coarse-flavored bird, easily de- 

 coyed. 



The Hudsonian Curlew, numenius Hudsonicus, " Short- 

 billed Curlew,*' or " Jack Curlew." Similar to the lat- 

 ter in all respects, although smaller in size. 



And last, the Esquimaux Curlew, numenius JBoreahs, 

 "the Futes," the " Doe Bird." This bird feeds princi- 

 pally on the uplands, in company with the golden 

 plovers, and on the same food, videlicit, grasshoppers, 

 insects, seeds, worms, and berries. Its flesh is delicate 

 and high flavored. It breeds far to the north and win- 

 ters far to the south of the United States, residing with 

 us from early in August until late in JSTovember. 



