G b n . Char. B i l l v e t y jjp ng, r Ler
w ard s ; both n aw d ib les latw |iv
somewha t dilated and l>Un>* mi
N os tr ils basal, p la c ed m tlti; ra*
• o f m ean le a g th , th e fir s t (ju f e
th e tibiae n a k e d ; front and If It
and o tic beh ind t the o u te r s 'is
A C K -
works o f the older omitholog
fact is now completely estab
figured are identically the sai
summer plumage until they ar<
. stages which they continually j
by which the- jw^ent species
tail Which I p i f e l l | t j i ! |
the other speawiji- w a l i f l j S *
Besides the p f | § i
tailed Gotjl»«is:.iR most o f the «*
it is broughs .w | |p lumdtan ah
is elegant and ip ^ § i| | - I i.
The flesh of the adah »«. ■. •-
therefore more in reijmsij -<-r
o f Yarmouth, and to fW frns
sise /and peculiar action^ being
eggs are fou r in number, of a« ¡tn
among the beibage, with little or no -m
Its food, consists o f worms, s?ae*l-'
; ijnd greatly developed bill admirabfe ]%i
the lengthened form o f its wing wouM t
The female surpasses the male iu m ?
In winter the whole o f the upper mr,
under surface greyish jrliite; priias».'^
In stum k i the < rown o f the .« ■ .
barred with black j the whole o f tl*: Of
ifttd; base o f the bill red, deepening jfMi
The yptitig o f the year has the cro*#
brown l the front of the nock du4
whole*of the under-surface wh ite$
The Plate repr osents two birds» one I
f sum m e r pit
h from tbfe
i olive.
e b i l l i ;
ritb red