1907." 



BLEATING OF THE SNIPE. 



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the Charadriidfe,' this species ought to have 18 tail-feathers; 

 but a specimen sent me by Mr. Buturlin from the Westei-n Tian 

 Shan Mountains has 20 tail-feathers. The outer six are attenuated, 



a. Tail of GalUnago solitaria. 



h. Tail of G. megala. 



the first five markedly so. In this case both the outer and inner 

 webs are very much narrower. Unlike any of the preceding 

 species, the rami of the outer web are provided with fully developed 



