= 225. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana). 
L. 16.5; B. 3.7. Ads. Head and neck rufous; belly 
white; wings black and white. Yng. and Ads.in winter. 
Similar, but head and neck grayish or whitish. 
eS: A rather musical, loud pléé-éék hurriedly repeat- 
ed. 
Range.—North America west of Mississippi; breeds from northern 
States, central California and rarely Texas, north in the interior to 
latitude 54°; winters from southern California and western, Gulf 
States to Central America and West Indies; casual on Atlantic coast. 
264. Long-billed Curlew (Numenius longirostris). 
L. 24; B. 6., longest among our Snipe. Ads. Above 
black and buffy; tail barred buffy and black; below 
buffy, neck and breast finely streaked with dusky. 
Yng, Similar, but buff deeper. 
Range.—North America; breeds on Atlantic coast from Florida to 
North Carolina; in interior north to Manitoba and British Columbia: 
later strays casually to Newfoundland and Ontario; winters from 
Gulf States and southern California southward. 
265. Hudsonian Curlew (Numenius hudsonicus). 
L. 17; B. 3.7. Ads. Less buff than No. 264; above 
dark grayish brown and brownish gray; tail barred 
with same: below white, breast streaked; sides barred 
with blackish. 
Range.--North America; breeds in Arctic regions; winters south of 
south of United States to South America. 
266. Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) L. 13.53 
B. 2. Ads. Tail barred with grayish brown and 
black; above blackish and buffy: below buffy,the breast 
thickly streaked; sides barred with blackish. 
Range.— Eastern North America; breeds in Arctic regions; winters 
south of United States to South America; migrates chiefly through 
interior. 
103 
Shore Birds. 
