THE BIRD BOOK 
250. Pacific Godwit. 
Limosa lapponica baueri. 
Range. — Coasts and islands of the Pacific Ocean 
on the Asiatic side, north in summer to Alaska. 
This species is more uniform and brighter rud- 
dy beneath than the preceding, and the back is 
not marbled as strongly. Even in Alaska where 
it breeds, it is not a common species, and it only 
occurs elsewhere on the Pacific coast of America 
casually. The nesting habits are the same, but 
the eggs are somewhat darker than those of the 
preceding, but not as dark as those of the follow- 
ing species. Size 2.20 x 1.45. 
251. Hudsonian Godwit. Limosa haemastica 
Range.- — North America, east of the Rocky 
Mountains, breeding in the Arctic regions and 
wintering south of the United States. 
Brownish. 
This species is apparently not as common or is 
more locally distributed during migrations than 
is the Marbled Godwit. They are more abundant in their breeding grounds and 
are occasionally seen in large flocks. They are smaller than the Marbled 
Godwit (length 18 inches) and are deep reddish brown below. They lay four 
eggs on the ground, in marshes or near ponds or streams, lining the hollow 
with weeds and dried leaves. The eggs have a dark brownish buff ground 
color and are blotched with brownish black. Size 2.20 x 1.40. Data. — Macken- 
zie River, Arctic America. Four eggs laid in a hollow in the ground. Collector, 
J. O. Stringer. 
[252.] Black-tailed Godwit. Limosa limosa. 
A European and Asiatic species only casually occurring in Greenland. Very 
similar in appearance to our Hudsonian Godwit, which is frequently called by 
the name of this species. The nesting habits and the eggs are precisely like 
those of the American bird. 
[253.] Green Shank. Glottis nebularia. 
A common bird in Europe and the British Isles, but only American as having 
been taken once in Florida. A very similar species to the following. 
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