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of the young of both sexes will resemble the plumage of the female. The 

 note of this bird, I may add, much resembles that of O. melanocephalus 

 as does it also in habits except that it keeps more to the heavier jungle. 



The Nepali name for the bird is ' Singanee,' literally translated " one 

 who blows her nose. " 



ALEX M. PRIMROSE. 



LOKGVIEW T. E., PUNKABAKI, P. O., 



D. H. Ry., IQth November 1911. 



No. XXVI.— WOOD SNIPE {GALLINAGO NEMORICOLA) 

 OCCURRING NEAR BANGALORE. 



I am sending you a snipe I shot not far from this on the 14th instant. 

 On comparing it with the plates issued with Vol. XX, No. 2, I cannot help 

 thinking it is The Wood Snipe {G. nemoricola) , as it is too dark in colouring 

 for the Eastern Solitary Snipe [G. solitaria). 



The record of shooting the bird under reference is as follows : — 



I was out snipe-shooting on the 14th instant with Captain W.B. Roberts 

 of the 101st Grenadiers. The country was hilly and covered with scrub jungle, 

 one would not have been surprised to have put up a panther. A lot of paddy 

 fields were scattered about. Besides these there were patches of moist 

 ground, where water had found its way through the bunds of various 

 tanks. We had shot a certain number of Pintail snipe {G. stenura) and 

 had just moved on to a ]3atch of water densely covered with matted grass. 

 The grass had been trodden down by cattle, else it would have stood to 

 some height. The snipe, under reference, got up right under Capt. Roberts' 

 feet, in fact he almost trod on it. He was unable to shoot, as it flew along 

 the line of beaters and broke back. On first viewing it, I thought it was 

 a "Painter," but I very soon recognized by its size, dark colour and flight 

 that it was not. Its flight was heavy and slow. Neither Capt. Roberts nor 

 myself heard it utter a sound. I shot it at a distance of about 25 to 30 

 yards. It is a male. Almost at the same moment as I shot, a florican got 

 up within 20 to 30 yards of where the snipe had lain. It was also brought 

 to bag. 



Will you kindly let me know whether I have identified the bird correctly. 

 The skin has not been very well cured. I would suggest its being seen to, 

 as it is a rara avis. 



If you will send me a form about snipe shooting, I will fill it up and send 

 you my record at the end of the season. 



R. M. BETHAM, Lieut.-Col., 

 Bangalore, IQth December 1911. The 101st Grenadiers. 



[The specimen sent is undoubtedly a Wood Snipe (G. nemoricola). On page 

 1155 of Vol. XX of this Journal, the occurrence of the Great Snipe (.G. major) 

 near Bangalore was also recorded. — Eds.] 



