Hudsonian \Hud*so"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as, the Hudsonian curlew. [1913 Webster]
Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species ({Numenius phaeopus}), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in {Appendix}. [1913 Webster] {Hudsonian} or, {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew. [1913 Webster]