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ESQUIMAUX CURLEW. 



NUMENIUS BOREALIS, LaTH. 



PLATE CCVIII. Vol. III. p. 69. 



The mouth is similar to that of the preceding species. Tongue 1 

 inch long. (Esophagus 6^ inches long, \ inch wide at the upper part, 

 5 twelfths in the rest of its extent ; the proventriculus 6 twelfths in 

 breadth. Stomach roundish, 1^ inch long, 1 inch 2| twelfths broad ; 

 the lateral muscles moderate ; the epithelivun thick, reddish-brown, as 

 in the other species, but with numerous longitudinal rugae. Contents 

 of stomach, remains of insects, seeds, and small pieces of quartz. In- 

 testine 28 inches long ; its width in the duodenal portion 3^ twelfths, 

 so continuing until 7 inches from the extremity, when it enlarges to 5 

 twelfths. Coeca 3 inches from the end, 2f inches in length, of the uni- 

 form width of 1 twelfth, and slightly pointed. Trachea 4 inches 8 

 twelfths long, its width from 3 twelfths to 2 twelfths, considerably flat- 

 tened ; the rings 115, firm, with 2 additional dimidiate rings. Bronchial 

 half rings about 18, extremely feeble. Muscles as in the last species. 



GREAT MARBLED GODWIT. 



LiMOSA FEDOA, ViEILL. 

 PLATE CCXXXVIIL Vol. IIL p. 287. 



Adult Male. Length to end of tail 16^ inches, to end of wings 17, 

 to end of claws 20 ; extent of wuigs 28^ ; wing from flexure 8f ; tail 

 31*2 ; bill along the ridge Z\%, along the edge of lower mandible 3i% ; 

 bare part of tibia ly^, tarsus 2-^^ ; hind toe i, its claw ^% ; second toe If, 

 its claw 1^5 ; third toe li^j, its claw j*^ ; fourth toe l^^l, its claw ?|. 



Palate flat, narrow, with two longitudinal papillate ridges, and four 

 series of very large papillae, terminating anteriorly in a single ridge. 

 The edges of the mandibles flat. Tongue very long, 2 inches 1 twelfth, 



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