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SNIPE, JACK. 



JUDCOCK. 

 SCOLOFAX GALLINULA, Lin. 



The Jack Snipe arrives in England the end of 

 October, and departs in March and April. It is 

 generally dispersed over the country, residing in 

 marshy places by the margins of rivers and lakes, 

 and in ditches in short, in localities of the same 

 nature as those frequented by the Common Snipe. 

 Several individuals of this species are rarely seen 

 together ; and it is not nearly so numerous as that 

 before mentioned. The Jack Snipe feeds on 

 smaller insects than the Common Snipe. Seeds, 

 and such small white larvae as are found in black 

 bogs, are its favourite food. It has been found 

 breeding in Lapland and Finland. The egg is of 

 a yellowish olive hue, blotched and spotted with 

 two shades of brown. 



SNIPE, SABINE'S. 



SCOLOPAX SABINI, Flem. 



This bird was first described by Mr. Vigors, 

 in the 14th volume of the Transactions of the 

 Linneean Society, from an individual killed in 



