320 APPENDIX C. — BIRDS. 



were seen. Occui's in large flocks throughout the whole interior 

 of North America. 



Length of a female 45 inches. 



Extent 75^ " 



Legs, bill, and feet, black ; eyes, orange. Male, 41 by 69. 



15. BoTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS, Montagu. — Bittern. 



Ardea lentiginosa, Mont. Orn. Diet. Suppl. 1813. — Rich. F. B. A. II. 374. — Nutt. 



Man. II. 60 ;— Aud. Syn. 263. 

 Ardea minor, Wils. Am. Orn. VIII. 35, pi. 65, fig. 2 (1814).— Aud. Biog. IV. 296, 



pi. 337. 



This bird appears to be a great wanderer. Although an exceed- 

 ingly rare visitant in Europe, the species was first described from 

 a specimen shot in Ireland. It occurs throughout the United 

 States, West Indies, California, and the fur countries up to lat. 58°. 



16. NuMENius LONGiROSTRis, Wils. — Long-billed Curlew. 



Numeniw longirostris, Wils. Am. Orn. VIII. 23, pi. 64, fig. 4 (1824). — Aud. 



Biog. 240, pi. 231. 



A specimen was shot on Antelope Island. The species occurs 

 abundantly throughout the interior of this country, along the Mis- 

 souri, and on the prairies. Common also in New Mexico and Cali- 

 fornia. 



17. Symphemia semipalmata, Hart. — Willet. 



Scolopax semipalmata, Gm. I. 659, 83.— Wils. Am. Orn. VIII. 27, pi. 56. 



Totanus semipalmatus, Rich. F. B. A. II. 388, pi. 67. — Aud. Biog. IV. 510, pi. 274. 



Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Bp. Syn. 323 (1828). 



Symphemia atlantica, Raf. Jour, de Phys. vol. 88, p. 417 (1819). 



Shot on Salt Lake. Common both on the Atlantic and Pacific 



coasts. 



18. Recurvirostra Americana, Gm. — Avoset. 



Recurvirostra americana, Gm. 693, 2. — Aud. Biog. IV. 168, pi. 318. 



Salt Lake, March, 1850. Not noticed on the coast of the Pa- 

 cific. 



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