712 U. S&S. P. R. R. EXP, AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
MACRORHAMPHUS GRISEUS, (Gmelrn,) Leach. 
Gray Snipe; Red-breasted Snipe. 
Scolopax grisea, GMeuin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 658, No. 27. 
Macrorhamphus griseus, ‘‘ Leacn, Catal. Brit. Mus. 1816, 31.’”-—Srepruens, Shaw. Gen. Zool. XI, 1824, 61-— 
Bon. Am. Orn. IV, 1332, 51; pl. xxiii. 
Scolopax noveboracensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 658, No. 28.—Wison, Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 45; pl. Iviiii—Sw. 
F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 398.--Aup. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 288; pl. 339.—Is. Syn. 249,—- 
Is. Birds Amer. VI, 1843, 10; pl. 351. 
Scolopax leucophaea, Viritior, Dict. II], 358, (2d ed.) Not of Latham. 
Sp. Cu—Rather smaller than the preceding ; bill long, compressed, flattened and expanded towards the end, and-in the 
same space punctulated and corrugated ; wing rather long ; shaft of first primary strong ; tail short ; legs rather long. Adult. 
Upper parts variegated with dark ashy, pale reddish and black, the latter predominating on the back ; rump and upper tail 
coverts, white, the latter spotted and barred transversely with black. Under parts pale ferruginous red, with numerous points 
and circular spots of brownish black on the neck before, and transverse bands of the-saine on the sides and under tail coverts ; 
axillary feathers and under wing coverts white, spotted and transversely barred with black. Quills brownish black ; shaft of 
first primary white; tail brownish black, with numerous transverse bands of ashy white, and frequently tinged with ferruginous, 
especially on the two middle feathers ; bill greenish black ; legs dark greenish brown. Younger. Entire under parts dull white, 
strongly marked with dull ashy on the neck in front, and transverse bands of the same on the sides ; axillary feathers and under 
wing coverts white, spotted with brownish black ; upper parts lighter than in the adult. Total length about 10 inches ; wing, 
53 ; tail, 23; bill, 23; tarsus, 1} inch. 
Hab.—Entire temperate regions of North America. 
Quite a variable species in plumage, scarcely any two being exactly alike, except in very 
mature plumage, but always readily distinguished from the preceding by the white shaft of the 
first quill in the present bird. This bird is widely distributed, and is very similar to, if not 
identical with, the succeeding species. 
In the list of specimens I give species of sizes varying between Ponederanie extremes, reserving 
for IM. scolopaceus only three, which are still larger than any of these. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.) Sex. Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig’|_ Collected by— | Length.| Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. of wings. 
= _——— as —— = 
1703.| Q _| Carlisle, Pa.....+ sees sennes Sept. 12,1844) S. F. Baird...... 
USAW i rsh Banc dO..eceree es Aug. 12,1844 )....., dO. vseccees 
QB75 | cece New Jersey .. LB4O eleisisleles'oxl|lalelateieia do walle 
10447 | .| Cape May, N.J..seccccaees May —,1842| J. K. Tow eee 
769 | Rock creek ssssse see cesses Sept. —,1856 | Lt. Bryan........ 
SONG |eeceee] TOXaS. .ecccccceecccscccecs sovcccicccccces Capt. Pope ..... 
4182 |.....-| Fort Brown, Texas ........ Mar. 27,1853 Capt. Van Vliet..|. 
6644 Mimbres to Rio Grande 2... sceseseeceeees | Dr. Henry........ 
6647 | Q | Espia, Mexico ........- eee. Mar. 27,1853 | Maj. Emory ..... a 
6509) |G) | Sacramento Valley...c.ccee ossecsiceceoses | Lt. Williamson... 
6643 Q Fort Steilacoom ...-- sees « May 5,1856| Dr. Suckley...... 
6646 |...... POTteLOWNSERG es cniceciecseliss) MAULUSL se cca |ene cise Otnerclestetsies 
MACRORHAMPHUS SCOLOPACEUS, (Say,) Lawrence. 
Limosa scolopaceus, Say, Long’s Exped. IJ, 1823, 170. 
Macrorhamphus scolopaceus, (Say,) Lawr. Ann. N. Y. Lye. N. H. V, 1852, (Read Jan. 1849,) 4, pl. i. 
Scolopax longirostris, Brett, Aon. N. Y. Lyc. V, 1852, (Read Oct. 9, 1848, and published soon after, but vol. dated 
1852,) 3. 
Ficures.—Bonaparte, Am. Orn. IV, pl. 23, fig. 3. Annals, Lyceum N. Y. V, pl. 1. 
