GAL LIN AGO 763 



breeds in Japan on Fuji-yama at 2,000 to 3,000 feet altitude 

 in May and June, its nest being a hollow in the ground 

 amongst grass, and its 4 eggs are stone-buff, blotched chiefly 

 at the larger end with deep umber-brown, and measure about 

 1-75 by 119. 



1057. SOLITARY SNIPE. 

 GALLINAGO SOLITARIA. 



Gallinago solitaria, Hodgson, Glean, in Science, iii. p. 238 (1831) ; 

 David and Oust, Ois. Chine, p. 476, pi. 122 ; (Temm. and Schlegel), 

 Faun. Jap. Aves, p. 112, tab. Ixviii. ; (Seebohm), B. Jap. Emp. 

 p. 342 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mas. xxiv. p. 654 ; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. 

 Birds, iv. p. 290 ; G. hy emails (Eversm.), Bull. Soc. Mosc. 1845, 

 p. 257 ; Tacz. F. 0. Sib. 0. p. 953. 



(J ad. (Japan). Upper parts generally dark brown irregularly marked 

 with rufous and white, not buff ; crown with an irregular median white 

 stripe ; a line from the base of the bill to behind the eye and chin white ; 

 quills brown very narrowly margined externally with whitish, the first 

 mottled ; tail-feathers black at base, white towards the end, irregularly 

 dark barred ; throat and breast brown, slightly marked with white ; rest 

 of under parts white, all but middle of abdomen barred with blackish ; 

 bill plumbeous, black at tip ; base of lower mandible yellowish brown ; 

 feet dull olive green ; iris dark brown. Culmen 2 '9, wing 6 '4, tail 2 '85, 

 tarsus 1*3 inch. Sexes alike. 



Hob. The Himalayas west to Afghanistan and the Altai ; 

 Eastern Central Asia and Siberia ; north to Kamchatka ; Tibet ; 

 Mongolia ; Japan ; in winter south to Northern India and 

 China. 



Inhabits marshes as well as the vicinity of forests, and feeds 

 chiefly on insects and grubs. In general habits and flight 

 resembles G. stenura. Its nest and eggs are unknown. 



1058. JACK SNIPE. 

 GALLINAGO GALLINULA. 



Gallinago yalUnula (Linn.), Syst. Nat. i. p. 244 (1766) ; (Naum.), viii. 

 p. 344, Taf. 210; (Hewitson), p. 355, pi. xcix. ; (Gould), B. of E. 

 iv. pi. 322 ; (id.), B. of Gt. Brit. iv. pi. 80 ; Dresser, vii, p. 653, 

 pi. 544 ; David and Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 479 ; (Seebohm), B. Jap. 

 Enip. p. 344; (Sharpe), Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxiv. p. 665 ; (Tacz.), 

 F. 0. ~Sib. 0. p. 964; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. Birds, iv. p. 292; 

 , Saunders, p. 575; Lilford, v p. 67, pi. 28; Poynting, p. 119, 

 pi. 26. 



