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Genus GALLINAGO Koch. 



108. Gallinago delicata (Ord). 

 Wilson's Snipe. 



Local names: English Snipe. Jack Snipe. 



Distr.: North America, breeding from northern United States 

 northward; south to the West Indies, Middle America, and northern 

 South America, in winter. 



Adult: Bill, long and straight, being slightly enlarged near the 

 tip and showing numerous small pits; no web between outer and mid- 



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Wilson's Snipe. 



die toes; general upper parts, dark brown, tawny brown, pale yellow, 

 dull white; top of the head, black, with middle stripe of tawny brown; 



