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SHORE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 



The European Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) has not as yet been taken in 

 the United States ; but it has been recorded from Greenland and the Bermuda 



KngliHli Snipe, or Wllnon'8 Snipe. 



Islands. It somewhat resembles our bird, but the tail feathers usually number 

 fourteen, although this character is not constant. It has no standing as a 

 North American species, except from its occurrence in Greenland. 



