674 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



870. Gallinago stenura, Temminck. 



Scolopax, apud Temminck. — Blyth, Cat. 1609 — S. gallinago 

 apud Jerdon, Cat. 337 (in part) — S. heterura, and S. biclavus, 

 Hodgson — S. HorsjBeldii, Gray — Hardwicke, 111. Ind. Zool. 2, 

 pi. 54.— 



The Pin-tailed Snipe. 



Descr. — Very similar to the Common Snipe in colour; but the 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries richly barred with dusky and 

 white. 



Of slightly smaller size than the Common Snipe ; length 9 to 10 

 inches ; wing 5^ ; bill barely (in general) 2^ inches ; tail 2 to 2£ ; 

 tarsus and feet slightly shorter. 



The Pin-tailed Snipe resembles the Common Snipe so closely that 

 it is very seldom discriminated by sportsmen, and often passed 

 over by the Naturalist. It can, however, be recognised at once by 

 the richly barred lower wing-coverts, by its shorter beak, and most 

 conspicuously by its remarkable tail, the lateral feathers of which 

 are very narrow, rigid, and pointed. 



I regret that I have no information of its habits, or of its times of 

 appearance and departure, as distinguished from the Common Snipe. 



3rd. With from 14 to 16 tail-feathers, of nearly uniform 

 width; restricted Gallinago, Bonap. 



871. Gallinago scolopacinus, Bonap. 



Blyth, Cat. 1610— S. gallinago, Linn. — Sykes, Cat, 197 — 

 Jerdon, Cat, 337 (in part) — S. uniclavus, Hodgson — Gould, 

 Birds of Europe, pi. 321-2, — S. burka, Latham and Bonaparte — 

 Bharka Bharak, H. — (Chaha, Chahar, H. in various parts*) — 

 Soorkhab, of some Shikaries, i. e., the Sucker of water — Muku puredi, 

 Tel., i e., the long-billed Turnix — More-ulan, Tam. — Chegga, Beng. 



The Common Snipe. 



Descr. — Crown black, divided longitudinally by a yellowish 

 white line ; a dusky brown eyestreak, and a yellowish superciliary 



* According to Buchanan Chaha is applied to various small Waders, but not 

 correctly to the Snipe. 



