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streaked with blackish brown ; bill brown, flesh color on basal half. 

 Length, i6 in. ; wing, 8^ in. 



Hab. — Shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand 

 and Australia to Kamchatka and Alaska. On American coast re- 

 corded south of Alaska only from La Paz, Lower California. 



78. Long-billed Curlew. — Numenius longirostris. 



" The giant among waders," easily distinguished by its size. Up- 

 per parts reddish buff streaked on head and neck ; under parts light 

 buff ; sides barred with black ; bill black ; legs and feet gray-brown. 

 Length, 2 ft. ; wing, lo^ in. Often called sickle-bill and sickle-bill 

 curlew. 



Hab. — Temperate North America, migrating south to Guatemala, 

 Cuba, and Jamaica. Breeds in South Atlantic States in winter. 



79. Willet. — Symphemia semipalntata. 



Upper parts brownish gray ; back barred with black ; breast and 

 sides barred with brownish gray ; belly white ; bill black ; feet and 

 legs gray. Length, 16 in. ; wing, Z% in. 



Hab, — Temperate North America, south to the West Indies and 

 Brazil. 



{a) Western Willet {^Symphemia semipalmata specuhfera), , 



Slightly larger than No. 79, not easily distinguished, 

 Hab. — Western North America to Mississippi Valley ; occasional 

 on Atlantic Coast. 



80. Ruff. — Pavoncella pugnax. 



Male. — Easily distinguished by large ruff on neck ; neck and breast 

 reddish brown ; abdomen and under tail coverts white ; much varia- 

 ation in color in different specimens. Length, i2)4'm.; wing, 7)4 in. 



Female.— Without ruff ; upper parts grayish brown ; back barred 

 with brown ; bill brown ; legs and feet yellow. 



Hab. —Northern parts of Old World, straying occasionally to East- 

 ern North America. 



81. Greater Yellow-legs. — Totanus melanoleucus. 



Upper parts gray marked with black ; breast spotted with black ; 

 sides barred with black ; belly white ; bill black ; feet and legs 

 Naples yellow. Length, 14-15 in.; wing, 8 in. 



