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that, whereas in the Pin-tail Snipe the 

 outermost tail-feather is no thicker than a 

 stout pin, and those next to it of much 

 the same character; in Swinhoe's Snipe 

 the outermost tail-feather is from "i to '15 

 of an inch wide, and that those next to it 

 gradually increase in width till the sixth 

 feather from the outside is one-quarter of 

 an inch in width. 



