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Synopsis of the Birds 
Extremely shy, wary and cunning. Solitary, except when 
migrating, then uniting in large flocks. Live in the neigh- 
bourhood of salt water and marshes, during summer advan- 
cing inland. Feed on worms, insects, small fishes and mol- 
lusca, which ?hey seek in the sand or in the mud Ne tie 
on tufts in prairies and marshes. Flight high, rapid, and 
protracted. Voice loud, whistling. 
Spread all over the globe : three species in Europe : three 
in North America. 
242. Numenius longirostris, Wils. Crown blackish, with 
whitish streaks, no medial line; rump uniform with the rest; 
long axillary feathers rusty ; bill very long, much arcuated. 
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius longir ostris', Wils. viii. p. 23. 
pi <34- Jig. 4. 
Inhabits throughout North America : common in spring 
and autumn in the middle states. 
243. Numenius hudsonicus, Lath. Crown deep brown, with a 
whitish medial line; rump uniform with the rest; long axil- 
lary feathers banded with black and rusty ; bill short, much 
arcuated. 
Esquimaux Curlew , Scolopax borealis , Wils . vii. p. 22. 
pi. 66 .fin. 1. 
Inhabits throughout North America: breeding to the 
north, wintering to the south : common on their double pas- 
sage in the middle states. 
244. Numenius borealis, Lath, nec Ord. Crown blackish, 
streaked with whitish, no medial line; rump uniform with 
the rest; long axillary feathers banded with black and rusty ; 
bill very short, but little arcuated. 
Esquimaux Curlew , Numenius borealis , Nob« Jim. Orn. in. 
Numenius brcvirostris , Temm.pl. col. 381. ( 24 ) 
Inhabits throughout North and South America : rare in the 
United States, found at Hudson’s Bay, in the western territory, 
Brazil, Paraguay, &c. 
