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brown. From the bill two broad, lengthened bands 

 of black, slightly marked with pale red, divided by 

 a narrow band of reddish-white. From the bill over 

 each eye a band of reddish-white ; the throat reddish- 

 white ; neck all round variegated with dusky and 

 reddish-white. The long feathers of the back and 

 scapulars are black, marked with light red, margined 

 externally with white, forming four lengthened bands 

 on the back. On the hind-part of the back and rump 

 the feathers are barred with dusky and light red ; also 

 the upper tail coverts. The tail is brownish-black 

 towards the end, barred or spotted with reddish-white, 

 with a narrow curved band of black ; the tip light 

 red. The smaller wing coverts are purplish-black, 

 tipped with reddish-grey ; quills greyish-black ; the 

 primaries slightly, and the secondaries largely, tipped 

 with white. Middle of breast and belly white ; the 

 sides waved and barred ; legs and feet pale greenish- 

 blue. Length, from bill to end of tail, eleven inches. 

 The female is similar to the male. 



THE JACK SNIPE. 

 i^Gallinago galli7tula.) 



Male. — The bill is greyish-blue at base, dusky 

 towards the end, part of the ridge flesh-coloured ; 

 iris dark brown. From the bill to nape is a brownish- 

 black band, narrow at first, but gradually getting 

 wider, the feathers margined with brownish-red. 

 On each side, from the bill to the nape, is a broad 

 band of reddish- white, partly divided by a dusky 



