SNIPE AND SNIPE-LIKE BIRDS. 267 



return northwards in March. The Woodcock is soli- 

 tary, joining others only, and probably casually, in 

 migrating. 



COMMON SNIPE— lOJ inches. Though similar in form, 

 much smaller ; clear stripes, alternately buff and black, 

 along the crown (the Woodcock is barred across the 

 crown). Nests and feeds in the open in marshy places. 



