WOODCOCE. 9 
The first quill feather is without spots on the outer edge; 
upper tail coverts, more red and less grey than in the male. 
Some specimens are much darker coloured than others, and 
some are rufous; white individuals have been met with, and 
cream-coloured ones. The Rey. Gilbert White, of Selborne, 
mentions a white Woodcock, only on the back being a few 
spots of the natural colour, 
