The geographical distribution of the Marbled Godwit includes the whole of North America, though it is infrequent on the Atlantic coast.
The Marbled Godwitbelongs to a genus (Limosa) which, though not rich in the number of species, has representatives throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
The terminal half of the bill of the curlew is curved downward, while that of the Godwit is either straight or slightly curved upward.
The origin of the name Godwitis veiled in obscurity.
She says: "It is not the intention of the Godwit to give anyone a near view of either plumage or bill.
We are told that the black-tailed Godwit in the year 1766 was sold in England for half-a-crown.
With the exception of the long-billed curlew the Marbled Godwit is the largest of the "Bay Birds.
Captain Abbott observed the Hudsonian Godwit in the Falkland Islands in flocks in the month of May (see Ibis, 1861, p.
Some of the sandpipers can dive well, and probably the godwit escaped thus.
Though the godwit is such an excellent table bird, I found myself unable to continue the slaughter under these circumstances.
The marbled godwit has much more rufous in the upper parts, particularly in the wings, and has no white on the rump.
I have never seen a downy young Hudsonian godwitnor any very young juvenals.
The last resort of the godwit was exactly that of the other snipe, but the former being over the big slough, dropped into the water.
In the British Isles, where the black-tailed godwit has long ceased to breed, it is now only an irregular passage migrant chiefly from mid April to mid June, in small numbers along the south and southeast coasts.
I quote from his notes, as follows: The Pacific godwit chooses an elevated dry site for its domicile, preferring the ridges on the rolling tundra and nests even occur on the lower mountain slopes.
The marbled godwit is so large and so well marked as a big brown bird that it is likely to be confused with only one other bird, the long-billed curlew.
I observed the female Pacific godwit alone to incubate, but the male was always near by.
The godwit makes no attempt at concealment, the eggs being deposited in plain sight in a slight hollow in the short grass.
The Godwit is much esteemed by epicures as a great delicacy, and sells very high.
The Bar-tailed Godwitis included in Professor Ansted's list, but only marked as occurring in Guernsey.
The Blacktailed Godwit is also included in Professor Ansted's list, but I have never seen the bird in the Islands or been able to glean any information concerning it, and there is no specimen in the Museum.
The Bar-tailed Godwit is a regular and sometimes rather numerous spring and autumn visitant.
According to Professor Newton the 12th of May is known as "Godwit day" on the south coast of England, because about that date large flocks of this bird arrive thereon, on their passage north.
Upon its first arrival on our shores the Bar-tailed Godwit is often remarkably tame, admitting a close approach.
This Godwit passes along the British seaboard towards the end of April, and early in May, returning from the end of August up to the first week in November.
It is only in summer plumage that the tail of the Bar-tailed Godwit is barred; in winter it is uniform ash-brown.
The food of this Godwit consists of worms, crustaceans, molluscs, and similar marine creatures.
So far as my observations extend, this Godwit occurs in greatest numbers on the mud-flats and salt-marshes of the Wash, where it is known in some places as the "Scamell.
The Black-tailed Godwit appears on the British coasts on passage, during April and May, the return journey beginning in August, and lasting for about a month.
A fat godwit is so fine and light meat, that noblemen (yea, and merchants too, by your leave) stick not to buy them at four nobles a dozen.
Jonson mentions the godwitin this connection twice in the Sil.
A curious mode of behaviour of the Curlew, Whimbrel, and Godwit demonstrates this, for it must be the outcome of the necessity for constant watchfulness.
One of the local names by which the bar-tailed godwit is known to the Norfolk gunners is scamell, a word which, in the mouth of Caliban (Tempest, II.
America possesses two species of the genus, the very large marbled godwit or marlin, L.
The male Godwit is always smaller than the female.
In Norfolk it is met with from May, the twelfth of that month being called 'Godwit day,' by the gunners, although it is almost unknown up north at that season.
In connection with this species, it may be of interest to note that the Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) has not been observed in Louisiana by me or my associates.
Limosa fedoa# (Linnaeus), Marbled Godwit This species was listed by Oberholser (op.
There should be no difficulty in distinguishing the godwit from any of the other shore birds, its long upward curved bill and brownish-barred back being features by which it may always be known.
It somewhat resembles the godwit in coloring, but it is more of a grayish tinge.
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