E S K J M A U X CURLEW, 



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XXXVI. C U R L E W. Gen. Birds, LXVL 



Br. Zool. ii. W 177.— Elkimaux Curlew, Faun. Am.— Latham, iii, 

 — Lev. Mus. 



564. EsKIMAUX. 



With a dufky bill, near three inches long: crown of a deep 

 brown^ divided lengthways by a white ftripe : cheeks, neck, 

 and breaft, of a. very pale brown, marked with fmall dufky ftreaks, 

 pointing down the back : fcapulars and coverts fpotted with black 

 and pale reddifh brown : primaries dufky ; fhafts white j inner webs 

 marked with red oval fpots : tail barred with black and light brown: 

 legs blue. Larger than the Englifi Wkimbrel, of which it is a 

 variety ; and differs only in having its back brown inftead of 

 white. 



Were feen in flocks innumerable, on the hills about Chateaux Bay, 

 on the Labrador coaft, from Auguft the 9th to September 6th, when 

 they all difappeared, being on the way from their northern breed- 

 ing-place. They kept on the open grounds, fed on the empetrum 

 nigrum, and were very fat and delicious. They arrive in Hudjon's 

 Bay in April or the beginning of May : pair and breed to the north 

 of Albany Fort, among the woods : return in Augujl to the marfties ; 

 and all difappear in September *. 



Pi.Aca« 



fh, Tranf. Ixii. 411. where it is called the EJiimaax Curlew- 



A. Curlew, 



