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Gallinago gallinago. 1. Russia. Below almost entirely 

 white, above with large patches of white. 



1. England. Cream-coloured variety, with pale 

 chestnut markings. 



1. England. Pale chestnut and white; head and 

 neck of regular colour. 



1. England. Dark brown. An example of " Sabine's 

 Snipe." 



Gallinago major. Chosco, Russia. Remarkable variety, 

 with upperside of a rusty-buff colour, with round spots 

 and markings of black. 



Vanellus vanellus. Kildare, Ireland. White, with dark 

 chest, and the dark markings on the tail, head, and 

 wings regularly developed. 



1. England. Like the preceding one, but with some 

 irregular patches of ordinary coloration. 



1. England. Like the specimen from Kildare, but 

 the tail entirely white, and the pectoral band grey 

 instead of black. 



Ocydromus australis. New Zealand. White, with a deep- 

 brown rump and some brown patches on the head. 



1. New Zealand. White, with some brown patches 

 and spots irregularly distributed. 



Gallinula chloropus. White, with black spots on the 

 wing-coverts and some of the remiges black. 



Crex crex. 1. Ireland. White, with irregular brown 

 patches above and on the sides. 



1. Ireland. Chick, pure white with one brown patch 

 on the back. 



Rallus aquaticus. 1. Tipperary, Ireland. Pure white all 

 over. 



2. Ireland. Pale everywhere, as if the colour had 

 faded away. 



Limosa melanura. $ ad. Holland. White, with tail, 

 quills, and part of the upperside cream-coloured. 



