LONG-BILLED CURLEW; SICKLE-BILL. 



264. Numenius aniericanns. 23 in. 



Bill very long and decurved. Black and 

 brown above. Buff below with a few streaks 

 on the throat and breast. So easily decoyed 

 and shot that they are becoming scarce. 



Note. A flute-like ker-loo. 



Nest. Of grass on the ground. Three or 

 four greenish-buff eggs spotted with brown. 



Range. Breeds from Manitoba and Brit- 

 ish Columbia south to Texas. Winters from 

 Fla., Tex. and Cal. southward. Irregular on 

 the Atlantic coast north to Me. 



HUDSONIAN CURLEW. 



265. Xumenius hudsonicus. 17 in. 



Crown solid blackish-brown with a cen- 

 tral line of whitish. Above brownish-black 

 and buff. Bill decurved. 



Nest. On the ground. Eggs buff, with 

 blackish spots. 



Range. Breeds on the Arctic coast. Mi- 

 grates along both coasts to northern South 

 America. 83 



