46 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



The Painted Snipe, is more indigenous to Japan, than to any 

 other country in the East : they are slow flyers, afford but poor 

 sport, and are only moderate eating. 



The Great or Double Snipe is not at all uncommon, in Russian 

 Tartary, and North Japan, especially on the South coast of the 

 island of Yesso ; and as a criterion of their size, I once shot a 

 specimen weighing n*4 oz. I sent the occurrence to the Editor 

 of the Field, thinking that the killing of a snipe of this enormous 

 weight might prove interesting to some of his readers ; but he 

 evidently took it to be another Sailor's yarn, and I don't complain. 

 I believe I am correct in stiting that, 'during one cruise of the 

 squadron over fifty of these birds, of weights ranging from five to 

 ten ounces, were bagged by sportsmen in the different ships. 



