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Irides fiiscous hrowii. Lengfli, inclusive of tail, 9 to 9.i inclies : 



tail 2iV inchcs. Sexes alike. In April as delicate eating as 



the common Šnipe. Cry, Chit, Chit, Chit ; but the alarm cry is 



likę the grating of a rūsty hinge. 



lO*. Totamis hypoleucos, Tenim., Man. d'Orn. 424. Tringa hypo- 



/eMCOi, Li n n., 1. 250. Common Sandpiper. Tringa Guinetta, 



Brit. Mus. La petite Alouelte de Mer, BufF., PI. Enl. 850. 



Irides fuscous brown. Length, inclusive of tail, 8^ to 9 inches : 



tail 2tV inchcs. 

 Cry, a sharp \vhistle likę JV/ieet, JVheet, IVheet. Jerk the tail in 

 a curious manner. Sexes alike. Generally solitary. 



Genus Limosa, Briss. Godtvit. 



195. Limosa Glottoides. Totanus Glottoides, Gould's Century of 



Himalayan Birds. 

 Col. Sykes agrees with Mr. Gould in the propriety of separating 



this bird from the Totanus Glottis {Scolopax Glottis), or Green- 



shanks of Europa. 

 Irides fuscous red brovvn. Length, inclusive of tai), 14 to I4i 



inches : tail 3 inches. 

 Sexes do not differ in plumage or size. Cry in flight, a sharp, 



shr\\\ Qjieek, Queek. Yery wary birds. Commonly seen alone ; 



rarely three or four together. Minute fish, larves of water 



insects, and univalve shelis found in the stomach. 



196. Limosa HoRSFiELDii. Lim. supra hrunnea,plumariim tha- 



chibus lineisąue transversis angulatis nigris ; mento, corpore 

 hifra, uropygio, dorsi dimidio, caudd, marginibusque plti- 

 marum stiperioriim albis ; remigibus fuscis rhachibus albis ; 

 caudd lineis phirimis angulatis angustis nigris notatd. 

 Lides intensė rufo-brunnes. Rostrum pedesąae (hi gracillimi) 



nigri. Longitudo corporis 8 — 8-į^ unc, caudce 2į. 

 This is a miniature likeness of the preceding, but quite distinct, 

 although similar in habits, manners, flight, and cry j but with 

 a permanent dift'erence in size and some markings. It is com- 

 paratively a rare bird. Col. Sykes had at first considered it a 

 young bird of Tot. Glottoides, until an observation of some 

 years convinced him of bis mistake. So wary as to be rarely 

 within reach of the gun. Female with the spots and markinas 

 fainter than in the malė. BilI 1 "g- inch long. 



Genus Gallinago, Ray. Šnipe. 



197. Gallinago media, Ray. Scolopax Gallinago, Linn., 1. 244. 



Becassine, BufF, Ois. 7. 483. PI. Enl. 883. 

 Appears only from November until March in Dukhun. Šame as 

 the European bird, with trifling exceptions, resulting probably 

 from age. Irides intense brovvn. Size of common Šnipe. 

 Found in the stomach, vegetable matter, minute univalve 

 shelis, earth-vvorms, larvee of vvater insects, and fine gravel. 

 Sexes alike. 



198. Gallinago minima, Ray, Syn. 105. A. Scolopav Gallimda, 



