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neck, back and wings black ; tail ashy white ; easily distinguished by 

 extremely long red legs ; bill black. 



Female. Back and scapulars brownish slate. Length, 15 in.; 

 wing, 9 in. 



Hab. Temperate North America from the Northern United 

 States southward to the West Indies, Northern Brazil, and Peru. 

 Rare in Eastern United States, except Florida. 



74. American Avocet. Recurvirostra americana. 



Head and upper breast cinnamon ; chin white ; back brownish 

 black ; easily distinguished by long pale blue legs and feet of same 

 color. Length, 15^-18^ in. ; wing, 8^-9 in. 



In winter head, neck, and breast are white. 



Other names : white snipe, blue stocking. 



Hab. Temperate North America, north to Saskatchewan, south 

 to Central America. Rare in Eastern United States. 



75. Hudsonian Curlew. Numenius hudsonicus. 



General color grayish brown above ; under parts buff or yellowish 

 white ; sides of head buff marked with narrow streaks ; crown brown 

 with stripe of buff ; brown stripe from bill to ear coverts ; bill brown- 

 ish black; feet and legs black. Length, 17 in.; wing, 9^ in. 



Hab. All of North and South America, including the West In- 

 dies. Breeds in the high North and winters chiefly south of the United 

 States. 



Note. Curlews are easily distinguished from the other waders by their bills, 

 which curve downward, 



76. Eskimo Curlew. Numenius borealis. 



General color, upper parts black margined with buff or yellowish 

 white ; under parts yellowish white or buff, the breast streaked ; top 

 of head black marked with buff ; black line from bill to ear coverts ; 

 rest of head and neck buff; bill brownish black; legs brown. 

 Length, 13^ in. ; wing, 8^ in. 



Resembles No. 75, but is easily distinguished by its smaller size. 



Hab. Eastern North America, breeding in the Arctic regions and 

 migrating south throughout South America. 



77. Pacific Godwit. Limosa capponica baueri. 



Upper parts brownish gray; lower parts reddish buff barred on 

 flanks and under tail coverts with brown ; top of head and hind neck 



