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Gen. LXIX. LIMOSA. Godwit. — Bill long, recurved, 
compressed at the base, becoming depressed towards its 
blunt tip. Outer toe connected by a web, at the base, with 
the middle one. 
150. L. o^gocepJiala. Black -tailed Godwit. — Tail black, with 
a white base ; the middle feathers shortest. A white spot on 
the wing. Claw of the middle toe long and serrated. 
Fedoa secunda, Will. Orn. 216.— Scolopax Limosa segocephala, Linn. 
Syst. i- 145,-6 — Red Godwit, Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. 442 — Red Godwit 
and Jadreka Snipe, Mont. Orn. Diet. Suppt — Limosa melanura, Temm. 
Orn. ii. 665. — A rare winter visitant. 
Length 18 inches; weight 12 ounces. Bill 3 1 inches long, dusky at the 
point, orange at the base. Legs black. Irides hazel. Lores brown, above 
which is a whitish-red stripe. The crown black ; the feathers bordered with 
red. Throat and neck red, with brown dots. Breast and sides red, with fine 
zig-zag bars. Back black, the feathers on the scapulars with red bands. Wing- 
covers grey. Belly white. Base of the quills and tail, white — In the winter, 
the plumage above is cinereous ; below white, with a greyish tinge on the 
neck — Nest in meadows. Eggs 4, deep olive, with pale spots. The young 
have the feathers on the crown brov/n, with red margins. The outer edge of 
the tail-feathers white, and the tip of the bill brown. — This species, though 
common both in its Polar and Equatorial migrations in Holland, can scarcely 
be termed a regular visitant of this country. It frequents marshes, seldom 
approaching the sea-shore. 
151. L. ritfa. Bar- tailed Godwit. — All the tail-feathers 
with black and white bands. The middle feathers longest. 
Claw of the middle toe short and plain. 
Fedoa Gesneri, Will. Orn. 215 — Scolopax Lapponica, Linn. Syst. i. 246. 
— Godwit, Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. — Common Godwit, Red-breasted Snipe, 
Mont. Orn. Diet. — Limosa rufa, Temm. Orn. ii. 668 Godwit, Stone 
Plover, Yarv/help, Yarwhip ; 5', Poor Willie ; IF, Rhostog — A regular 
winter visitant. 
Length 17g, breadth 28| inches; v/eight I2| ounces. Bill 4 inches long, 
black at the tip, livid at the base. F eet black. Irides brown. Crown red, 
with brown streaks. Back black, Avith oval marginal red spots. The wing- 
covers grey, with white borders. Rump white, with brown spots. Quills 
black, mottled with white on the inner webs. Beneath deep red, with black 
streaks on the sides of the breast. The female is larger^; the plumage, above, 
inclines more to brown, mixed with grey ; and beneath it has a tinge of yel- 
low. In winter, the plumage above is cinereous, with brown streaks ; and be- 
neath, white. — This species occurs in small flocks, from autumn to spring, fre- 
quenting the sea-shore. It is not known to breed in Britain. 
Gen. LXX. TRINGA. Sandpiper. —Bill straight, or a 
little deflected ; compressed at the base ; depressed at the 
point. 
152. T. subarquata . — Bill deflected, much longer than the 
head. The two middle tail-feathers longest. Tarsus 17 lines 
in length. 
