24 

 GRALLATORES. 



SCOLOPACID^l. 



SCOLOPACIDJt. 



THE GREAT SNIPE. 



Scolopax major. 



Scolopax major, Great Snipe, 



)> 



,, Solitary 



Great 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 62. 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 51. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 105. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 115. 



JENYNS, Brit. Yert. p. 205. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Grande Becassine, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 675. 



THE GREAT SNIPE was first described as a British Bird 

 by Pennant, from a specimen killed in Lancashire, pre- 

 served in the Leverian Museum, and was at that time con- 

 sidered a very rare bird : it was, however, probably undis- 

 tinguished by many from the Common Snipe, till specific 

 distinctions among species were closely investigated. It is 

 now by no means uncommon, but occurs more frequently 

 in autumn than in any other season : the major part of the 



