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ESQUIMAUX CURLEW 



accumulated numbers to the shores of New Jersey, whence they 

 finally depart for the south early in November. 



The Esquimaux Curlew is eighteen inches long, and thirty- 

 two inches in extent; the bill, which is four inches and a half long, 

 is black towards the point, and a pale purplish flesh color near the 

 base; upper part of the head dark brown, divided by a narrow 

 stripe of brownish white ; over each eye extends a broad line of 

 pale drab; iris dark colored; hind part of the neck streaked with 

 dark brown, fore part and whole breast very pale brown; upper 

 part of the body pale drab, centered and barred with dark brown 

 and edged with spots of white on the exterior vanes ; three first 

 primaries black, with white shafts ; rump and tail coverts barred 

 with dark brown; belly white; vent the same, marked with zig- 

 zag lines of brown; whole lining of the wing beautifully barred 

 with brown on a dark cream ground; legs and naked thighs a 

 pale lead color. 



The figure of this bird and of all the rest on the same plate 

 are reduced to exactly one-half the size of life. 



