Black-necked Stilt
“Stilt. Long-shanks. Lawyer. Adult. Mantle, constituted by the interscapulars, scapulars, and wings (above and below) glossy-black, prolonged up the back of the neck and on to[ and sides of head, embracing the eyes. A spot over and behind eye, one on under eyelid, forehead to opposite eyes, sides of head below eyes, sides of neck and entire under parts, together with the lower back, rump, and, upper tail-coverts, white; tail pearl-gray. In life the long black wings fold entirely over the white upper parts and tail, so that the bird looks entirely black above. Bill black; eyes and legs carmine, latter drying yellowish.” Elliot Coues, 1884
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migratory birds, birds, stilt, ornithology, North American birds, insectivorous birds, shorebird, probing birds, Himantopus mexicanus, black necked stiltGalleries
Birds: SSource
Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)
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