THE COMMON WHIMBREL 
gunners as a “¢ Curlew Jack ” or “ Jack Curlew,” presum- 
ably by the same line of reasoning that a small pike is 
called a ‘‘ jack.” Next to size the most important dis- 
tinctions between the two species are that the crown is 
uniform dark brown, crossed by a pale mesial line and 
bordered by a well-marked stripe over each eye; the 
tail is also uniform brown barred with dark brown. ‘The 
colours of the soft parts are similar. Length 15 inches. 
‘The young in first plumage are more densely mottled and 
spotted than the adult. ‘The young in down are very 
similar to those of the Curlew. 
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