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Downy young.—‘‘Covered with down of an ashy-fulvous, inclining 
to rufous here and there on the crown and center of the back, as 
well as on the wings; a very broad eyebrow of isabelline white, like 
the sides of the face; a line of black in the center of the forehead, 
extending on to the crown; lores crossed by a line of black, with 
several lines of black on the side of the face; the sides of the back 
black, and a*black patch on each side of the flanks; under surface 
of body orange-buff, with a black patch on the lower throat; the 
center of the breast and abdomen isabelline whitish.” 
Adult male—Wing, 136-145 (140.2); tail, 49.5-57.5 (54.3); ex- 
posed culmen, 61-68 (65.2); tarsus, 35.5-38.5 (36.7); middle toe, 
34-87 (34.9).¢ 
Adult female.—Wing, 133.5-145.5 (138.7); tail, 54.5-57 (55.8); 
exposed culmen, 62-68 (64.5); tarsus, 37.5-40 (38.5); middle toe, 
35-39 (36.5).° 
Europe and western Asia; breeding from Prussia to Yenesei River, 
Siberia, and northward to beyond’ latitude 71° N.; wintering in 
British Islands, southern Europe, and throughout Africa, and east- 
ward to Persia; accidental in northeastern North America (‘‘Hud- 
son Bay,” 1 specimen). ; 
[Scolopax] media Latuam, Gen. Synopsis Birds, Suppl., i, 1787, 292 (Lancashire, 
England).¢ 
Scolopax media Meyer and Wotr, Taschenb., ii, 1810, 362,—Vriertor, Nouv. 
Dict. d’Hist. Nat., iii, 1816, 358 (Provence; Italy) —Rovux, Orn. Prov., 
1830, pl. 300—Naumann, Vég. Deutschl., viii, 1836, pl. 208. 
Gallinago media Gentni,¢ Orn. Meth. Dig., iv, 1773, 59, pl. 1546.—Irpy, Orn. 
Straits Gibraltar, 1875, 175.—Finscu, Ibis, 1877, 58, 61 (River Ob, Siberia).— 
Dusors, Faun. Ill. Vertébr. Belg., Ois., ii, 1894, 223, pl. 209 —AmeErRiIcan 
OrnirHoLocists’ Union Commirrer, Auk, xxv, 1908, 366; Check -List, 
8rd ed., 1910, 111. 
[Scolopax] major Gmetin, Syst. Nat., i, pt. ii, 1789, 661 (founded on Scolopax 
media Frisch, etc.).—LatHam, Index Orn., ii, 1790, 714 (Siberia; England). 
@ Six specimens. b Three specimens. 
+ Ex- ; 
Locality. Wing. | Tail. Dosed Tarsus. Hidals 
men. 
MALES, 
Four adult males from Europe (3) and Africa (1).............. 140 53.5 66.9 36.9 35.2 
Two adult males from Siberia ......-2..-..02. 022 e eee eee eee 140.7 56 62 36.5 34.5 
FEMALES, 
Two adult females from Europe and Africa.........-...---.-.- 139.5 56.5 65.7 38.7 37.2 
One adult female from Siberia -.........22.22--22--2 eee eee eee 137 54.5 62 38 35 
¢ Sharpe (Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xxiv, 1896, 626) cites as the first reference to this 
name: “Frisch, Vorst. Vég. Deutschl., pl. 228 (1763: teste Dresser).”” Frisch and 
Gerini are both non-binomial authors. 
