Eskimo Curlew - Region 7

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Observation reviewed from written details

Observation reviewed from written and photographic details

Photo taken by Martin Reid with the permission of the British Museum of Natural History, Tring, where eight specimens of Texas Eskimo Curlews are housed.

These four Eskimo Curlews were all collected in late March, 1889, near Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. The 1889 specimens are documented as follows:

22 or 25 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1965-M-2960)

26 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1965-M-2961)

27 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1891-10-20-1037)

28 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1891-10-20-1029)

28 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1891-10-20-1031)

28 Mar 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1891-10-20-1033)

2 Apr 1889 Brownsville, CAM (*British MNH 1889-10-20-1032)