|
Bird field guide > Bird identification [S-T] > Stilt, Black-necked bird pictures
Stilt, Black-necked bird pictures
BLACK-NECKED STILT
226. Himantopos mexicanus. 15 inches.
Legs extremely long and bright red; neck and bill moderately long and slender. Male black and white as shown; female and young with back brownish. They are strong and swift upon the wing.
Nest. - On the ground, made of weeds, twigs and grass. Three or four eggs, greenish buff, with numerous markings of brown and black about the larger end.
|