AMERICAN SNIPE. 329 



of breast like the neck, the rest white ; abdomen and lower tail-coverts 

 greyish-yellow, barred with brownish-black, as are the sides ; scapulars 

 white, barred with greyish-black ; lower wing-coverts similarly mottled. 



Length to end of tail 10| inches, to end of claw 11^ ; extent of 

 wings 17 ; wing from flexure 5 ; tail 2^ ; bill along the back Sy'^j, along 

 the edge of lower mandible 2^% ; tarsus 1^-j, middle toe 1^, its claw ^|. 

 Weight 3 oz. 



Adult Female. Plate CCXLIII. Fig. 2. 



The Female resembles the Male, but is rather larger. 



Autumnal plumage, Plate CCXLIII. Fig 3. 



The young in autumn resemble the old birds, but have the dark mark- 

 ings of a browner tint, the light more dingy, and the colours in general 

 less pure. 



