Indian Birds 



differs from it in having a white band along the 

 middle of the head. Its curved bill is only a 

 little over three inches long. It is less abundant 

 than the curlew, and perhaps scarcel}- deserves 

 a place among the common birds of India. 



191. Limosa belgica : The Black- tailed God- 

 wit. (F. 1456), (J._875), (-V.)_ 



A brown bird with white chin, throat, and 

 abdomen, and some white in the wings. The 

 base of the tail is white and the remainder 

 black. The bill is about four inches long, and 

 straight. The legs are long. 



A winter visitor to India ; common in the 

 north and rare in the south. 



Blanford states that it is often sold in the 

 Calcutta bazaar as woodcock, but Finn states 

 that this is not in accordance with his experi- 

 ence. (Illus. I. G. III., p. 409.) 



The Sandpipers, 192-195 

 These birds constitute the *' snippets " of 

 Anglo-Indian, that is to say, birds that try to 

 be snipe. 



These are all greenish-brown birds with 



light under parts. They have fairly long bills, 



but not so long as that of any of the species of 



snipe. They are often seen feeding — a state- 



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