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hides fuscous brown. Length, inclusive of tail, 9 to 9£ inches : 

 tail &A- inches. Sexes alike. In April as delicate eating as 

 the common Snipe. Cry, Chit, Chit, Chit j but the alarm cry is 

 like the grating of a rusty hinge. 

 194<. Totanus hypoleucos, Temm., Man. d'Orn. 424. Tringa hypo- 

 leucos, Linn., 1. 250. Common Sandpiper. Tringa Guineti a, 

 Brit. Mus. La petite Alouelte de Mer, Buff., PI. Enl. 850. 

 lrides fuscous brown. Length, inclusive of tail, 8| to 9 inches : 



tail 2 T V inches. 

 Cry, a sharp whistle like Wheet, Wheet, Wheet. Jerk the tail in 

 a curious manner. Sexes alike. Generally solitary. 



Genus Limosa, Briss. Godxvit. 



195. Limosa Glottoides. Totanus Glottoides, Gould's Century of 



Himalayan Birds. 



Col. Sykes agrees with Mr. Gould in the propriety of separating 

 this bird from the Totanus Glottis (Scolopax Glottis), or Green- 

 shanks of Europe. 



lrides fuscous red brown. Length, inclusive of tail, 14 to 14| 

 inches : tail 3 inches. 



Sexes do not differ in plumage or size. Cry in flight, a sharp, 

 shrill Queek, Queek. Very wary birds. Commonly seen alone ; 

 rarely three or four together. Minute fish, larvce of water 

 insects, and univalve shells found in the stomach. 



196. Limosa Horsfieldii. IJm. supra brunnea, plumarum rha- 



chibus lineisque transversis angulatis nigris ; mento, corpore 

 infra, uropygio, dorsi dimidio, caudd, marginibusque plu- 

 marum superiorum a I bis ; remigibus fuscis rhachibus albis ; 

 caudd lineis plurimis angulatis angustis nigris notatd. 

 lrides intense rufo-brunneae. Rostrum pedesque (hi gracillimi) 



nigri. Longitudo corporis 8 — 8^- unc, caudcs 2|. 

 This is a miniature likeness of the preceding, but quite distinct, 

 although similar in habits, manners, flight, and cry j but with 

 a permanent difference in size and some markings. It is com- 

 paratively a rare bird. Col. Sykes had at first considered it a 

 young bird of Tot. Glottoides, until an observation of some 

 years convinced him of his mistake. So wary as to be rarely 

 within reach of the gun. Female with the spots and markings 

 fainter than in the male. Bill 1 .V inch long. 



Genus Gallinago, Ray. Snipe. 



197. Gallinago media, Ray. Scolopax Gallinago, Linn., 1. 244. 



Becassine, Buff, Ois. 7. 483. PI. Enl. 883. 

 Appears only from November until March in Dukhnn. Same as 

 the European bird, with trifling exceptions, resulting probably 

 from age. lrides intense brown. Size of common Snipe. 

 Found in the stomach, vegetable matter, minute univalve 

 shells, earth-worms, larvce of water insects, and fine gravel. 

 Sexes alike. 



198. Gallinago minima, Ray, Syn. 105. A. Scolopax Gallinula, 



