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I'U.KCOCIAI, (lltAM.AIOIiKS - I.l.MIC tI,.K. 



/liiiKiiitiiinis iiiijiio'l/i.i, ViKii.r,. Niiiiv. Dirt, X. 1N17, lii. -Nnr. .Man. II. l.tiJI, 8. - Ani. nm, 

 IMotf. IV. ls:i8, :!I7. pi. :!•.;» .Syimp. 18^11, •.'.•.;! ; IlinU Am. VI. l.Ma, yi. pi. :in». — U.\ii;i.. 

 IHnU N. Am. 18."i8, 7(il ; (at. N. Am. II. IS.'.lt, m). il8. — ti)iEN, Ki-y, 1872, 'H7 ; Cli.vk 

 l.i.M, lS7.i, II... 108 ; Ilii.U N. W. I,s7l, Id'.'. 



UiiiisHkiIih iiiijrifiitlis, tAiiAN. ill .SiliDiiil.. (iiiiiiiiii, 111, 1S47, 758. 



.\liu-n>liirniiH iiiijrii-ollis, (IrM.i.. .1. I'. <•. 18.">ii, I'J'.'. 



Ilhiiiiiil'ijiiis liiiciinis, ViKii.i.. N. I>. X. 1817, 1- (.M.\ii>i). 



II.Mi, Till' will. if i.r tciuptTatf Xmlii .Viiicriiii, Middle Aiiicri.'a, mid Ni.rllirni S..utli Amniia 

 Hi.ulli til Pciii aiiil r.i'ii/il ; (ialii|.a;;..> ; Wol [iidic-i in j^t'iii'iai, and Itrniiiiilas ; n.irlii, .m the 

 Atliintic niaHt. Ii. .Maine. Mi.i'e ^'eiieialiy diKtriiiiUed and inure aliundaiit in tlie WcMteiii lliiin in 

 tlie I'ilstein I'liivinre. 



Si'. ('ii.Mt. .li/(//^ iniilf: Forehead, a larj,'e |.ii.st(iciilar wpi.t, lores, entire lower jtartH, rump, uml 

 upper tail-eovertx, wliite. Iteiiiainder III' tile lieail, wiiole nape, l.ai'k, Mra[.nlars, and wiii;,'^ (li.iili 

 siirlaceH), ^'loMiy l.laek, with a >4i'ei'nisli l.lne lelleriion. Tail pale ^'rayi.'^h. Itill l.lark ; iiiHi'iim- 

 soii ; lej,'.t and leet lake-red (tr Iwaiitiriil io«e-pink in lil'e, yellowish in the dried skin. Adult J'ninih: : 



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!^illlihu• til tile male, but hack and scapulars ln'ownish slate, and the hlack ol' other pi.rli.iiis 

 duller. Yoiiiiij,finil iihiiiuiif : .Siniilai In the adult leinale, hut the leathers of the hack, the siiipu- 

 lars, and terlials hi.rdered with hiiiror.lull whitish, tli.' hlack of the head and nape linely iiiiiIiImI 

 with the .same, liutniij ijinuuj : Almve li..;lit rulvous-j,'rayish-, inotlled with dusky, the hack iind 

 rtinip relieved hy He vera! lai>,'e l.lack l.lotches. I feiul, neck, und lower parts rulvous-whilish, ihc 

 crown, occi]. lit, and nape ^'layish, the crown with a mesial Mack xlreuk, the occiput witli ci)ai>c 

 spots of the same. 



Total len>,'tll, ahout 14 to l.")..-)() inches; extent, 27 to 30; wiiij;, H..'i(l-!MHl ; ciilmeti, nl t 



2..')0 ; tarsus, 4.(K» ; middle tnc, l.;J7. liill deep black ; iris rosy carmine ; lef,'s and feet line in-e- 

 piiik or delicate pale lake-red (in lil'e). 



Adult specimens in lii}^h lu'eedin-^'-phiumge sometimes have the while of the breast, etc., tin;,'ril 

 with soft creamy pink. 



Tlic Stilt appfars to be a oomiiioii species throughout aoai'ly the whole of tlie 

 Uiiitt'il States, I'l'diii tlie Athnitie tn tlie I'lu-ilic ; iimre. :iliiiii(liiiit in tlie Wt'steni inn! 

 (Suit' States, and less freipieiit in the iimrc Ndrtlieni and Kasteni. It oecurs uei a- 

 sionally near Calais, Imt, aeeonliiig to Mr. Ihiardnian. is very fare. Sever;il individual 

 birds hav(^ lieon taken at Cirand .Menaii; and occasional instances of its caidiire ni;ii' 

 Hostoii are known. Mr. lioardnian also met with it in Florida, where it was t'oiind to he 

 most numerous toward the end of Afarcli. It occurs in most of the West India Islamic. 

 in >b'xico, and in Central and South America. ]Slr. Salvin found it on the J'acilie 

 coast of Guatcnnila, and also .saw a single individual wliiidi liad l)een procured inai' 

 the modern City of (Jiiatcinala. .Mr. K. Newton mentions the Stilt as being w. H 

 known by name to most of the inhabitants of St. Croix, although rarely seen. Thougli 



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