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26, 1897 (V. H. Barnett); 1892, Liverpool, September 3 (Parker); 

 1894, Greensburg, September 9 (Shannon); 1895, Cook County, 111., 

 September 7 (Blackwelder); Lafayette, Ind., October 5 (L. A. and C. 

 D. Test). 



58. GKNUS Nl'MENIUS BRISSON. 

 a 1 . Bill over :>.00. 



6 1 . Bill under 4.oO. N. hudsonicus Lath. Ill 



b 2 . Bill over 4.50. N. longirostris Wils. 110 



a 2 . Bill under 3.00. N. borealis (Forst.). 112 



110. (264). Numenius longirostris (Wils). 



Long-billed Curlew. 



Synonym, SICKLE BILL,. 



Long-billed Curlew. 



Bill, of extreme length and curvature, measuring from 5.00-8.00 

 or 9.00 inches; total length, about 2 feet; wing, 10.00-12.00 inches; 

 tail, 4.00; tarsus, 2.25-3.50 (inches). Plumage, very similar to that of 

 Godwit, prevailing tone rufous, of varying intensity in different parts 

 of the same bird, usually more intense under the wing than elsewhere; 

 below, the jugulum, streaked, and the breast and sides with arrow- 

 heads and bars of dusky; above, variegated with black, especially on 

 the crown, back and wings; tail, barred throughout with black and 

 rufous; no pure white anywhere; secondaries, rufous; primaries, black- 

 ish and rufous; bill, black, the under mandible, flesh colored for some 

 distance; legs, dark. 



RANGE. Guatemala and West Indies northward to New England 

 and Manitoba. Breeds from Gulf coast, where it is resident, north- 

 ward. Winters from the Carolinas southward. 



Nest, a hollow in ground, lined with a little grass. Eggs, 3-4; clay 

 color, olive and buffy, spotted or blotched with sepia, umber or choco- 

 late; 2.60 by 1.85. 



Rare migrant. Formerly more numerous and perhaps occasionally 

 breeding in the northern part of the State. 



