occurrence on the Atlantic coast of the United States
would seem to be exceptional.
The food of this species is said to consist of insects,
small mollusca, and, when ripe, the fruit of the crow-
berry (Empetrum, nigrum).
Nuttall states that on their arrival from the north in
Massachusetts Bay and New Jersey they are very fat
and well flavoured, and included with Numenius hud-
sonicus and Limosa fedoa under the general name of
Dough-birds.
