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LIMOSA. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



The following is a key to the species and subspecies of the genus Limosa. 



melanura- . . . ^ 

 melanuroides • • )- 

 hudsonica- • ■ • 



rufa 



uropygialis. 



Tarsus less than 2f inches. ^ 



Tail-feathers black with con- 

 cealed white bases. 



Axillaries dark grey. 



Prevailing colour of rump and 

 lower back white. 



fedoa Axillaries chestnut. 



All these characters apply to young in first plumage as well as to adult birds. 



*^* Suhgeneric group with barred tails. 



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LIMOSA RUFA. 



BAR-TAILED GODWIT. 



Diagnosis. Limosa dorso postico, uropygio^ axillaribus, subalaribusque albis brunneo notatis. 



