WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER 



14. Pisobia fuscicollis (Vieillot) 

 White-rumped Sandpiper 



Length, 190 mm. (7.50 in.); tail, 50 mm. (2.00 

 in.). 



Sexes alike. Similar in coloration to Pisobia 

 maculata in summer, but the tail is less pointed, 

 and the longer upper tail coverts are largely 

 white. In winter the streaking both above and 

 below is less distinct. 



A rare migrant. It may be looked for on the 

 beaches and flats along the coast in association 

 with the other small sandpipers. 



15. Gallinago delicata (Ord.) 

 Wilson's Snipe 



Length, 280 mm. (i i.oo in.) ; tail, 56 mm. (2.20 

 in.). 



Sexes alike. Mottled above with black and 

 different shades of buff, the latter forming four 



FIG. 17. Gallinago delicata 



conspicuous streaks; head with a median light 



streak and one over the eye; the tips of the 



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