Plate C. 



TAILS OF SNIPE. 



1. Swinhok's Snipe1(G. megala). J^o<« 20 tail feathers, outer 12 attenuated. 



2. Pintail Snipe (G. stemira). Note 26 tail feathers, outer 16 much attenuated. 



3. Fantail Snipe (G. gallinago). Note 14 tail feathers, none attenuated. 



4. Wood Snipe {G. nemoricola). Note 18 tail feathers, outer ones narrow. 



5. Eastern Solitary Snipe ((?. solitaria). Note 18 tail feathers, outer 6 narrow. 



6. Jack Snipe {O. gallinula). Note 12 tail feathers. 



