AVES CH ARADRIID^E 



301 



129 



Numenms microhynchus, Phil. & Landb. Arch, fur Nat. 1866, p 

 (Chili) ; iid. Cat. Av. Chil. p. 35 (1868 : Island of Chiloe). 



Eskimo Curlew, Cooke, Science, N. S., XXX. No. 780, p. 856 (Dec. 1909; 

 extinction). 



FIG. 156. 



Numenius borealis. Adult male. P. U. O. C. 8625. Two thirds natural size. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION. 



Size. Adult Male. (P. U. O. C. 8625, Kendall County, Texas, U. S. A. 

 9 March, 1880, N. C. Brown). 



Total Length, 13 inches. 



Wing, 8.2 inches. 



Culmen, 2.05 inches. 



Tail, 3.1 inches. 



Tarsus, 1.8 inch. 



Adult Female. (P. U. O. C. 8626, Kendall County, Texas, U. S. A. 

 17 March, 1880, N. C. Brown.) 



Total Length, 14.3 inches. 



Wing, 8.9 inches. 



Culmen, 2.35 inches. 



Tail, 3.4 inches. 



Tarsus, 1.9 inch. 



Color. Adult Male (cited). General color above deep umber brown 



