Curlew

(kur'loo.) (Zool.) A grallatorial bird, fam. Scolopacidæ, characterized by its bill which is abt. 7 inches long, of a regular curve, and blunt at the end (Fig. 236). All the species inhabit the vicinity of waters Fig. 236. CURLEW. and marshes, and feed upon worms. The Long-billed C., or Sickle-bill, Numenius longirostris, the largest of the American species, measures abt. 25 inches in length. Its general color is pale rufous tinged with ashy, every feather being marked with brownish-black on the upper parts. [s. 254] IMG:p0283_0.jpg:Gravür IMG:p0283_1.jpg:Gravür IMG:p0283_2.jpg:Gravür