Stilt
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“Himantopus. Stilts. Bill extremely slender, but not flattened, nor turned up, nor hooked; longer than head, rather shorter than tarsus. Wing long and pointed, folding beyond the short and square tail, which is less than half the wing. Legs of unique length and slenderness, the bare part about as long as the wing; tibiae denuded for a great distance; tarsus about twice as long as toes. Feet 3-toes, semipalmate; but the species scarcely swim. Sexes similar; young different.” Elliot Coues, 1884
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migratory birds, birds, wading birds, shore birds, ornithology, North American birds, insectivorous birds, Avocets, Himantopus, StiltsGalleries
Birds: SSource
Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)
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