348 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Palearctic Regions. The adult male in summer can readily 

 be distinguished from the Black-tailed Godwit by the tail- 

 feathers, which are whitish and barred with brown. The 

 adult female, which is larger than the male, also has the 

 bars on the tail. Length, about fifteen inches. The young 

 in first plumage have the tail barred. 



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THE Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola, Linnaeus) is a partial 

 resident, nesting sparingly in various parts of the British 

 Isles ; it also breeds in the temperate portions of the Pale- 

 arctic Region. The adult has the fore part of crown 

 ashy-brown ; hinder part and nape, pale chestnut, broadly 

 barred with black bands; remainder of upper parts variegated 

 with rufous, ash, grey, and brown ; chin, white ; general 

 colour of under parts, greyish-buff, barred with brown ; 

 irides, deep brown ; bill, legs, and feet, dull flesh colour. 

 Length, about fourteen inches. The adult female resembles 

 the male. The young also closely resemble the adults. 



