any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica, having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
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More than once at night the cry of migrating waders was heard, curlew being unmistakable, and (I think) bar-tailed godwit.
It somewhat resembles the godwit in coloring, but it is more of a grayish tinge.
Its shorter bill—not over two and a half inches in length—will always distinguish it from the godwit.
The marbled godwit, or marlin as it is also called, is one of the largest birds of the Scolopacidæ family.
This species is apparently not as common or is more locally distributed during migrations than is the Marbled Godwit.