American Woodcock

“Philohela minor. Woodcock. Bog-sucker. Colors above harmoniously blended and varied black, brown, gray, and russet; below, pale warm brown of variable shade, not barred. A dark stripe from bill to eye. Crown from opposite eye with black and light bars; along the inner edges of the wings a bluish-ashy stripe; lining of wings rust-brown; quills plain fuscous; tail black, spotted, and tipped; bill brownish flesh-color, dusky at end; feet pale reddish flesh-color.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, game birds, ornithology, shorebirds, North American birds, carnivorous birds, probing birds, Philohela minor, Woodcock. Bog-sucker

Galleries

Birds: W-Z

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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