COMMON SNIPE. 



GRALLATORES. 



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8GOLOPAG1DJE. 





THE COMMON SNIPE. 



Scolopax gallinago. 



Scolopax gallinago, Common Snipe, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 60. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



The BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 55. 



Common FLEM. Brit. An. p. 106. 



SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 121, 

 JENYNS, Brit. Yert. p. 205. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Becassine ordinaire, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. 



p. 676. 



THE COMMON SNIPE may be truly characterised as in- 

 digenous to this country. It is known to breed in small 

 numbers, in most of, if not in all, the counties along the 

 southern line of the English coast ; and as this bird is known 

 to go to high northern latitudes for the breeding-season, it 

 is found, as might be expected, producing its eggs and 



