Family SCOLOPACIDAE.
Genus Species Common Names Range and Breeding
Grounds
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{Wilson snipe {Throughout the
{ {marshes of the coast.
Gallinago delicata {Jack snipe {Breeds in the
{ {mountain valleys.
{Dowitcher {Along the fresh waters
{ {of the interior
Macrorhamphus scolopaceus {Red-breasted {valleys. Breeds in
{ snipe {British Columbia
{ {and Alaska.
{ {From the Central
{Red-backed {Mexican coast north.
Tringa pacifica {sandpiper {Breeds from
{ {Washington north.
{Marble godwit {Early and late
{ {migrant along the
Limosa fedoa {Marlin {coast from Mexico
{north. Breeds in
{the far north.
{Early and late
{migrant along the
{coast, passing the
Totanus melanoleucus Yellow-legs {winter in Southern
{California and Mexico.
{Breeds in the mountain
{valleys.
{semipalmata {From Mexico north.
Symphemia {inornata {Western Willet {Breeds throughout
{its range.
{Early and late migrant.
{longirostris {Jack curlew {Winters in Southern
{ {California and Mexico.
{ {Breeds throughout its
{ {range.
{
Numenius { {Long-billed {Same habits as the
{ { curlew {long-billed and
{ { {usually found with it.
{hudsonicus { {But breeds farther
{Hudsonian curlew {north.
[Illustration: HUDSONIAN CURLEW LONG-BILLED CURLEW
(Numenius hudsonicus) (Numenius longirostris)]