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neck, back and wings black ; tail ashy white ; easily distinguished by 

 extremely long red legs ; bill black. 



Female. — Back and scapulars brownish slate. Length, 15 in.; 

 wing, 9 in. 



Hab. — Temperate North America from the Northern United 

 States southward to the West Indies, Northern Brazil, and Peru. 

 Rare in Eastern United States, except Florida. 



74. American Avocet. — Recurvirostra americana. 



Head and upper breast cinnamon ; chin white ; back brownish 

 black ; easily distinguished by long pale blue legs and feet of same 

 color. Length, 15^^-18^ in. ; wing, 8^-9 in. 



In winter head, neck, and breast are white. 



Other names : white snipe, blue stocking. 



Hab. — Temperate North America, north to Saskatchewan, south 

 to Central America. Rare in Eastern United States. 



75. Hudsonian Curlew. — Numenius hudsonicus. 



General color grayish brown above ; under parts buff or yellowish 

 white ; sides of head buff marked with narrow streaks ; crown brown 

 with stripe of buff ; brown stripe from bill to ear coverts ; bill brown- 

 ish black; feet and legs black. Length, 17 in.; wing, <)%. in. 



Hab. — All of North and South America, including the West In- 

 dies. Breeds in the high North and winters chiefly south of the United 

 States. 



Note. — Curlews are easily distinguished from the other waders by their bills, 

 which curve downward. 



76. Eskimo Curlew. — Numenius borealis. 



General color, upper parts black margined with buff or yellowish 

 white ; under parts yellowish white or buff, the breast streaked ; top 

 of head black marked with buff ; black line from bill to ear coverts ; 

 rest of head and neck buff ; bill brownish black ; legs brown. 

 Length, \j,% in. ; wing, 8X in. 



Resembles No. 75, but is easily distinguished by its smaller size. 



Hab. — Eastern North America, breeding in the Arctic regions and 

 migrating south throughout South America. 



77. Pacific Godwit. — Limosa capponica baueri. 



Upper parts brownish gray; lower parts reddish buff barred on 

 flanks and under tail coverts with brown ; top of head and hind neck 



