BIRDS—SCOLOPACIDAE—LIMOSA HUDSONICA. 
741 
Figures.—Wilson Am. Orn. VII, pi. 56, fig. 1.— Aud. B. of Am. pi. 238; oct. ed. V, pi. 348.— Edwards’ Birds, III, pi. 
137.— Vikill. Gal. des Ois. II, pi. 243. 
Sp. Ch. —Bill long, curved upwards; both mandibles grooved; wings 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. 
Bab .—Entire temperate regions of North America ; South America. 
A large and handsome shore bird, 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. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Whence obtained. 
Collected by— 
1205 
New York---.-.-,_-------_ 
S. F. Baird. 
645 
_do_ 
_do_ 
4499 
Cape Flattery, W. T........._ 
Lieut. Trowbridge_ 
9833 
Shoal water bay ....._ 
Gov. I. I. Stevens_ 
Dr. Cooper_ . 
9839 
Bodega California____ __ 
Lieut. Trowbridge_ 
6446 
San Francisco -____ 
Dr. Geo. Suckley_ 
5450 
Fort Union, Nebraska_ 
Lieut. Warren_ 
Dr. Hayden_ 
4884 
Kanesville, Nebraska ......_ 
4172 
Brazos Santiago, Texas... 
Captain Van Vliet.. 
6439 
Indian Key, Florida_ 
G. Wiirdemann_ _ 
LIMOSA HUDSONICA, (Lath.) Sw. 
Hiulsonian Godwit. 
? Scolopax lapponica, var, fi. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788.— Forster. 
Scolopax hudsoniea, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 720. 
Limosa hudsoniea, 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.—In. Birds Amer. V, 1842, 335; pi. 349. 
Limosa mdanura, Bon. Specchio, 1827, No. 204. 
Limosa aegocephala, Bon. Syn. 1828, 327. 
? 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 large. 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, aud 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 
