Numenius borealis


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Noun1.Numenius borealis - New World curlew that breeds in northern North AmericaNumenius borealis - New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
Eskimo curlew
curlew - large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
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Caption: Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), now extinct.
Continental Shift
Consider the Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis), one of the book's numerous avian victims ("Not rich in plumage, but high in flavor," he wrote in a 1792 poem).
GEORGE CARTWRIGHT'S THE LABRADOR COMPANION
mysticetus), whooping crane (Grus americana), Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), and Furbish lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) as endangered.
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