252 
NEW-YORK FAUNA BIRDS. 
(. EXTRA-LIMITAL.) 
T. Jloridanus, Bonap. ( T. glottis , Aud. Vol. 5, p. 321, pi. 346.) Bill and feet greenish; the former 
2-2 long. Band over the eye, hack and beneath white. Scapulars and all above dusky brown, 
edged with soiled white. Tail dark grey, barred with brown ; the two central feathers longest. 
Length, 11*0. Florida Keys. 
GENUS LIMOSA. Brisson. 
Bill very long, slender, soft and flexible throughout, recurved from the middle ; somewhat 
dilated, flat and obtuse at the point. Both mandibles deeply furrowed throughout nearly 
their whole length. Legs long and slender. Tibia bare for about a third of its length. 
Toes four; the anterior connected at base by a membrane; that between the outer and 
middle largest. Hind toe small, and touching the ground at the tip. Tail short, even. 
THE MARLIN. 
Limosa fedoa. 
PLATE CII. FIG. 228 (Variety). 
(STATE COLLECTION.) 
Scolopax fedoa , Linnjeos, p. 244. Great Godwit, Pennant, Arct. Zool. Vok 2, p. 465 ; suppl. p. 68. 
S. id. Wilson, Ain. Orn. Vol. 7, p. 30, pi. 56, fig. 4. Limosa id. Vieillot, Ord’s reprint. 
Limosa id, Bonaparte, Ann. Lyc. N. Y. Vol. 2, p.328. Richardson, F. B. A. Vol. 2, p.395. 
L. id, Nuttall, Man. Orn. Vol. 2, p. 173. Audubon, B. of A. Vol. 5, p. 331, pi. 348. 
L. id- Giraud, Birds of Long island, p. 259. 
Characteristics. Rump uniform in color with the rest. Tail rufous, banded with black : 
axillaries salmon-colored. Summer, dusky brown varied witli rufous; 
beneath pale rusty. Winter, ash-colored; beneath whitish. Male : 
breast with waved dusky bars. Length, 17'0. 
Description. Bill subcylindrical, recurved, tapering, higher than broad at the base, 4’0 
long. 
Color. Bill dark brown at the tip, yellowish towards the base ; feet bluish. Above dark 
brown, varied with rufous and grey. Head darker, tinged with reddish and streaked with 
grey. Scapulars and tertiaries barred on their margins with rufous and grey. Quills blackish 
