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351. SCOLOPAX GALLINAGO. 

 (COMMON SNIPE.) 



Scdopcu- yallinago, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 244 (17GG). 



The Common Snipe is a medium-sized bird (wing from carpal 

 joint about 5 inches). It lias It tail-feathers, of which none are less 

 than 'A inch broad. 



Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, vii.pls. 542, 543. 



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The Common Snipe is abundant in Japan, but I can find no 

 evidence that it breeds there. It has occurred on the Kurile Islands 

 (Blakiston and Pry er. Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 114); there 

 arc three examples in the Swinhoc collection from Ilakodadi 

 (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874-, p. 1G3); and eight in the Pryer collection 

 from Yokohama, whence I have also four examples collected by Mr. 

 Snow in September, January, and April. The examples obtained by 

 the Siebold Expedition were doubtless procured near Nagasaki 

 (Tcmminck and Schlegcl, Fauna Japoniea, Aves, p. 112). 



The Common Snipe is a circumpolar bird, but American examples 

 (lillcr from those of the Ohl Worhl. It breeds in tlie British Islands. 



