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laries bright rufous; primaries with their outer webs brownish- 
black; inner webs rufous with transverse bands of black; under 
parts pale rufous, with longitudinal lines on the neck and 
sides; tail rufous, tinged with ashy transversely barred with 
brownish-black; bill brownish-black; base of under mandible 
reddish-yellow; legs bluish-brown; specimens vary to some 
extent in the shade of the rufous color of the plumage, and 
very much in the length of the bill, the rufous probably being 
more distinct in the young; iris hazel. 
Length, 25; wing, 10 to 11; tail, 4; bill, 5 to 8; tarsus, 2.25. 
Habitat, Temperate North America. 
Mr. Washburn in his report of the birds of the Red river 
valley, covering his observations made between July 28th and 
September 12th, 1885, says of this species: ‘‘I have been much 
disappointed in not finding more of these birds. Only a few 
individuals observed. Was informed by sportsmen in Ada that 
they were not present this season in regions where they were 
extremely abundant last year. They are found, too, farther 
east near ‘The Ridge’ in larger numbers than close to the Red 
river.” 
NUMENIUS HUDSONICUS LatHam. (265.) 
HUDSONIAN CURLEW. 
I formerly met with this species more frequently than of late 
years, and why so I cannot explain to my own satisfaction. 
They were always associated with the Long-bills, except upon 
one occasion, when I found a flock of eight by themselves in 
spring migration, it being then early in April. 
Only a single bird was obtained, but a number found their 
way into the taxidermist’s collections. And from time to time 
I have found specimens of this species in those places. They 
are more frequentlyobtained in the autumnal than in the vernal 
migrations, and except as above, invariably mingle with the 
other species. I know nothing of their habits beyond the fact 
of their presence in migration in very limited numbers. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTERS. 
Bill about twice the length of the head; wings long; tail 
short; legs moderate; head above brownish-black. with a 
longitudinal band; other upper parts brownish-black, tinged 
with ashy, spotted with dull yellowish-white, and lighter on 
the rump; under parts dull yellowish-white, with longitudinal 
narrow stripes of blackish-brown on the neck and breast; under 
wing coverts and axillaries pale ashy-rufous, transversely 
barred with black; quills brownish-black, with transverse bars 
of pale rufous on the inner webs; tail brownish-black, with 
transverse bars of pale ashy-brown; bill brownish-black, base 
