Birds of Canada. 



LONG-BILLED CURLEW. 



Niimenius loiigirostris. The Long-billed Curlew. 

 The Long-billed Curlew is a regular spring 

 and fall visitor in Canada. Bill, very long, and 

 curved downwards ; upper parts, pale rufous, 

 with lines of black on the neck and sides ; legs, 

 bluish-brown. 



N. hudsonicus. The Short-billed Curlew. 

 The Short-billed Curlew is also a spring and 

 fall visitor. Bill, smaller than the preceding ; 

 head, above, brownish-black ; other upper parts, 

 brownish-black, tinged with ashy. 



N. borealis. The Esquimaux Curlew. 

 This Curlew is not often seen in Canada, as it 

 merely remains for a few days during the spring 

 and fall migrations. They breed in the far north. 

 It is easily distinguished from the other two by 

 its smaller size, and its small and weak bill. 



