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Definition of N Hudsonicus

N Hudsonicus
Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.

Meaning of N Hudsonicus from wikipedia

- species: Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Hudsonian whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Slender-billed curlew Numenius tenuirostris – †? (Last seen in 1995 )...
- subspecies: Numenius hudsonicus rufiventris – Vigors, 1829: found in Alaska and northwestern Canada Numenius hudsonicus hudsonicus – Latham, 1790: (Hudsonian...
- India N. p. variegatus (Scopoli, 1786) – breeds in northeastern Siberia; winters in India to Australia The Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) was formerly...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- eyre". Three subspecies are recognised: N. a. arquata, (Linnaeus, 1758) – breeds in west, north & central Europe N. a. orientalis, Brehm – 1831 – breeds...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- ; Douglas, D.C.; Handel, C.M.; Mulcahy, D.M.; Gottschalck, J.C.; Warnock, N.; McCaffery, B.J.; Battley, P.F.; Piersma, T. (2009). "Extreme endurance flights...