230. Gallinago delicata 
WILSON’S SNIPE. 
11.25 inches 
Adult. Above, head striped with black and gray; back black 
and reddish brown, mottled and striped with whitish ; tail light red 
barred with black. Below, throat white; breast brown finely mot- 
tled with black ; sides barred black and white ; 
belly white; /ovg 6/7. Found in fresh-water 
marshes. When disturbed it rises with a 
“harsh scaipe.” Called Jack Snipe. 
Note...“\ Scape.” 
Nest. [In the grass of a meadow. 
Breeds. Occasionally in northern New Eng- 
land. Migrant in April and September and 
October. 
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