WOODCOCK. 9 



The first quill feather is without spots on the outer edge; 

 upper tail coverts, more red and less grey than in the male. 

 Some specimens are much darker coloured than others, and 

 some are rufous; white individuals have been met with, and 

 cream-coloured ones. The Rev. Gilbert White, of Selborne, 

 mentions a white Woodcock, only on the back ' being a few 

 spots of the natural colour. 



