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260 



rU-KroriAL (iHALLATollES— IJMICOL.E. 



a (lei'p greenish drab; tlie iiiarkin^js are scattt-red in the form of irregnhir lih»telips 

 of a dilute iMiiiter. Tlic other measures L'.l,'.") li_v l.L' inelies, and the ground-color is 

 of a pah' drai), the markings iieing miudi more pronounced than in the other si)ecimen, 

 and more aggregated toward the larger end, as well as mon; irregular in form, and 

 are of a niueh deejwr sluuh' of nndx-r. 



Limosa haemastica 



THE HUDSONIAN OODWIT. 



.Si-oliijm.i- hirmiiHlkn, I, INN. S. N. nl. In, |, 17.'(S, 1 17 (luisfd on Kihvards, pi. 1:18). 



Limosa hitmaslifa, CuCK.'*, linll. XiUt. Oni. riuli, 1880, Km ; Clipck List, -Jil cd. 1882, no. ti2fi. - 



HiDcw. Ndiii. N. Am. \\. issl, iki. '<\'>. 

 Scnlopiij' Ill/ill, I, INN. S. N. I. ITtiti, --17 O'iisf'il nil I'riliui oiiiadixsii. Kdw. ]i1. l.^[l ; JAwn/tn condiil'i, 



lllll». V, 2Uii ; TiiliinH.1 n mlcii.ii.s, KhW. |i|. l;!!i, f. 1; 7'iil(iiiiis nnn/iiliis, Bl!Is>. V. 207). 

 .s'iii/o/»ij' oitiilitlii, Linn. 1. v. 

 AWo/wij- liiji/iuiiii'ii, Viir. fi. t;.\ii;i,. .S N. 1. 1788, 

 Sfo/n/mx Hiiihniiini, \,.\\\\. hid. Hin. II. I7'.HI, 720. 

 Liiiioxii Jfiiilsniiir,,, Sw.Si |!i( II. I'". It. .\. II. isai, ;!!•«. — Xt'TT. Mall. II. lS;il, 17r). — Alip. (tin. 



Hi.«. III. 1S;!.\ I2il ; V. .'.!t2. |>l. 2.'iS ; .Syiio|i. 18:l!», 247; I! .\lii. V. 1,S42, m',, ).]. :i|!i. 



('As.-iiN, ill haiiii's H. N. Am. Is.'.s, 711.— Jl.MiiK, (at. N. Am. 15. 185!>, no. r.48. — ('nils. 



Key, 1872, 2.")S ; (link List, 1>7:!. no, 42it ; liiids N. \V. 1874, 4lt4. 

 Limosa iiirliiinini, linNxr. S|n'ci'. t'()iii|i. 1S27, no. 2ii4 (iioc Lkisi..). 

 Limusti ir(jiicr]ili'ilii, l!o\AI'. .s»yiio|i. 1S2S, ;S27 (me I, INN.). 

 Limnsn E,/ir„rilsi, Sw. & liK ii. I". |i. A. II. 1831, 3!I8. 

 Limosa (iiistnilis, (Jis.w, Cat. Hrit. Mils. 1844, iK>. 



Hah, Hustcrii Xnitli .Vnu'rifu mikI tiu' whole ol Middle mid .Soutli America. No West Indian 

 loculitie.s recorded except Ciilia. Breeds only in liie high iioitli. 



Siv ("HAU. Smaller tiian L. fnliui. Sinnnii'r aihilt : Aliove, 1 lackisii lirowii, irregularly s]>otted 

 and kiireil with pale ncliraceims, the niiiip plain lirowiiish Idack ; upper tail-coveils iiuiiiaciilati 

 white ; wing-coverts and shorter tpiills plain dark lirownish gray ; juiniaries Imiwiiish Idack, lluii 



shafts white. Lower ]. arts ■•hestimt-nilou.% iinrrowly Laned with hiowiiish Muck, the feathers of 

 the helly, etc., olieii tij.ped with white. Tail Idack, with the Lase and lip (narrowly) while. 

 Lining of wings and axillai-s ]dain snioky Idack H'i,it,r phiturui, : Al.ove, |>lain dull lnowniMi 

 gray ; U-neatli, while, the lnvast shadeil with luowni.sli gray, (tthercharncters as in summer divss. 

 YoiiiKj: Soinevlml like the winter ]>huna!.'e. lail each feather of dor.s.il region marked with a .onl' 

 terminal dusky crescent niid a narrower terminal one of <hiil oc liin< .-ous ; heneatli. very jiale dial', 

 or dull light hun", the nlMhnneii wliilisli, and the jngnliim more gniyish. "Hill grayish yellow, 

 dark lirowii along the rid;.'e of the Mpjier niandihle, ami Mackish towards the lips . f hoth ; iri- 

 hniwn; feet light grayitth hlue " (Aidlbon). 



