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GENUS XL. 

 SCOLOPAX. 



Bill long, straight and slender; nostrils linear, 

 lodged in a furrow ; tongue slender, pointed, toes 

 divided to their origin, or slightly connected ; back- 

 toe small. 



1. RUSTICOLA. WOOD-COCK. 



Sc. castaneo nigro griseoqw varia, subtus rufescens 

 fasciolis nigris, fascia capitis nigra, femoribus 

 tectis. Lath. 



The head is of a triangular shape, with the eyes 

 placed near the top; the bill is three inches long, 

 furrowed, and ending in a knob ; irides dark hazel ; 

 the crown of the head is of an ash colour ; the nape 

 and back part of the neck are black, marked with 

 three bars of rusty red; a black line extends from 

 the corners of the mouth to the eyes, the orbits are 

 pale buff; the upper parts are most beautifully mar- 

 bled, and variegated with red-brown, black and grey ; 

 the under parts are yellowish white, numerously 

 barred with dark waved lines; the tail consists of 

 twelve feathers; the legs are short, feathered to the 

 knees, bluish or flesh coloured. 



Length 14 inches, weight 12oz. 



