AVOCET; BLUE-STOCKING. 



225. Recurvirostra americana. 17 in. 

 Adults black and white as shown, the 



head and neck being more or less tinged 

 with deep buff. In winter with no buff. Legs 

 blue; foot webbed. Bill curved upward. 



Nest. Of grass on the ground. Four 

 brownish-buff eggs blotched with black. 



Range. Breeds in western North America, 

 east to Miss. River and Manitoba. Casual 

 on the Atlantic coast. Winters southward 

 from our southwestern border. 



BLACK-NECKED STILT. 



226. Himantopus mexicanus. 15 in. 



Legs red and exceedingly long. Plumage 

 white and glossy black as shown. In winter 

 with the back brownish-gray. 



Nest. A hollow on the ground, sometimes 

 lined with grass. Eggs greenish-buff, blotch- 

 ed with black. 



Range. Breeds from Col. and Ore. south 

 to La. and southern Cal. and in Fla 

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