Note 228 — THE LABRADOR JOURNAL (continued 2)
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The Curlew which occurs in almost incredible numbers in Labrador is the Eskimo, Numenius borealis; the one with the bill about four inches long, also found in that country, but less commonly, is the Hudsonian, N. hudsonicus. See Coues, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philada., 1861, p. 236.—E. C.