BIRDS — SCOLOPACIDAE — LIMOSA HUDSONICA. 
741 
Figures.— Wilson Am. Orn. VII, pi. 56, fig. 
137.— Vieill. Gal. des Ois. II, pi. 243. 
-Aud. B. of Am. pi. 238; oct. ed. V, pi. 318.— Edwards' Birds, III, pi. 
Sp. Ch. — Bill long, curved upwards; both mandibles grooved; vviugs long; tail short; legs long; tibia with its lower half 
naked; toes rather short, margined and flattened underneath; the outer and middle toes united by a rather large membrane. 
Entire upper parts variegated with brownish black and pale reddish, the former disposed in irregular and confluent bands, and 
the latter in spots and imperfect bands; in many specimens the black color predominating on the back, and the pale red on the 
rump and upper tail coverts. Under parts pale rufous, with transverse lines of brownish black on the breast and sides ; unde r 
wing coverts and axillaries darker rufous; outer webs of primaries dark brown, inner webs light rufous; secondaries light 
rufous; tail light rufous, with transverse bars of brownish black. Bill pale yellowish, red at base, brownish black at the end ; 
legs ashy black. Total length about 18 inches; wing, 9 ; tail, 3£ ; bill, 4 to 5 ; tarsus, 3 inches. 
Hob. — Entire temperate regions of North America ; South America. 
A large and handsome shore hird, well known to sportsmen as the godwit, and a great favorite 
for shooting. From the collections of the surveying expeditions it appears to be equally abundant 
in the interior and on the Pacific as on the eastern coast of the United States. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. No. 
Locality. 
Whence obtained. 
Collected by— 
1205 
545 
4499 
9833 
9839 
6446 
5450 
4884 
4172 
6439 
New York. 
....do 
Cape Flattery, W. T 
Shoal water bay 
Bodega, California 
San Francisco 
Fort Union, Nebraska.. 
Kanesville, Nebraska 
Brazos Santiago, Texas. 
Indian Key, Florida 
S. F. Baird 
do... 
Lieut. Trowbridge . 
Gov. I. I. Stevens . 
Lieut. Trowbridge . 
Dr. Geo. Suckley . 
Lieut. Warren 
do 
Captain Van Vliet 
G. Wiirdemann .. 
Dr. Cooper 
Dr. Hayden 
LIMOSA HUDSONICA, (Lath.) Sw. 
Hudsouian God wit. 
? Scolopax lapponka, var, (1. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788. — Forbtes. 
Scolopax hudsonica, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 720. 
Limosa hudsonica, Sw. F. B. A. II, 1831, 396.— Nuttall, Man. II, 1834, 175.— Aud. Orn. Biog. Ill, 1835, 426 : 
V, 592; pi. 258.— Ib. Syn. 247.— Ib. Birds Amer. V, 1842, 335; pi. 349. 
Limosa melanura, Bon. Speccbio, 1827, No. 204. 
Limosa aegocephala, Bon. Syn. 1828, 327. 
f Limosa edwardsii, Sw. F. B. A. II, 1831. 
Figures.-Edwards' Birds, III, pi. 138.— Aud. B. of Am. pi. 258; oct. ed. V, pi. 349. 
Sp. Ch. — Smaller than the preceding. Bill longer than the head ; both mandibles grooved, slightly recurved ; wings long 
legs moderate; membrane uniting the outer and middle toe largo. Adult. Upper parts brownish black, with spots and 
transverse bars of pale reddish on the back; rump brownish black; upper tail coverts white; wing coverts and shorter quills 
dark cinereous ; primaries brownish black. Under parts yellowish red, with transverse bars of brownish black on the breast 
and sides and under tail coverts, and frequently with the feathers on the abdomen widely tipped with white ; tail black, with the 
base white, and narrowly tipped with white. Under wing coverts and axillary feathers black ; shafts of primaries white ■ bill 
pale yellowish at base ; tip brownish black ; legs bluish brown. Younger. Head and upper parts cinereous, irregularly marked 
