CURLEW. 125- 



This bird is alfo found in America; but feems to differ much 

 rn the fame manner as the Curlew of that country does from the 

 European, one,, being darker coloured-. 



Ssolopax Guarauna, Lin. Syfi. 1. p. 242. r. 7. . 



Le Courly brun d'Amerique, Brif. Orn. v. p. 330. 6. ' BRASILIAN WE 



Le Gouarona, Buf. Oif. viii. p. 44. 



Guarauna, Raii Syn. p. 104.. 7. — Will. Orn. p. 292. pi. 53. 



I ZE of the Whimbrel : length twenty-one inches. Bill four: Description. 

 colour brown, with a yellow bale : the head and neck are 

 brown; the feathers margined with whitifh : the back, and under, 

 parts, from the breaft, of a chefnut brown : fcapulars, rump, upper 

 and under tail coverts, and tail, bright brown, gloiTed with_ 

 green : wing coverts the fame; but the greater ones, fartheft 

 from the body, are brown within : the quills are brown ; the outer 

 edges gloffy green brown : legs grey brown : claws blackifh. 



This is found at Bra/il, Guiana 2 , and other parts of South Place. 



America. 



Scolopax borealis, Efkimaux Curlew, Phil. Tranf. vol. Ixii. p. 411. — Arft. 8. 



ZW.N0364?. - 4-ESK1MAUXC. 



Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



A LITTLE more than half the fize of the Whimbrel : length D-esoription^ 



thirteen inches ; breadth twenty-one. Bill two inches long, 

 bent, remarkably (lender, and blackifh; the under mandible ru- 

 fous at the bale : head pale, marked with longitudinal brown 

 lines : forehead deep brown, with pale fpots : neck, breaft, belly, 

 and vent,- yellowifh white ; the two firft dafhed- with brown 



flender 



