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Davin and Ovustaet, Ois. Chine, 1877, 478.— TwrEppDa.eE, Proc. Zool. Soc. 
Lond., 1877, 703 (Luzon).—Braxiston and Pryer, Ibis, 1878, 222 (Japan); 
Birds Japan, 1882, 114.—Prrevausxy, in Rowley’s Orn. Misc., iii, 1878, 90 
(Koko-nor, March; Lake Hanka, April; Hoang-ho Valley; Kansu, Sept.).— 
Szzsoum, Ibis, 1879, 27 (Hakodate; crit.), 156 (Yenesei, Siberia; crit.).— 
Lacs, Birds Ceylon, 1880, 121.—Scuty, Ibis, 1881, 588 (Gilgit, n. India),— 
Ketuam, Ibis, 1882, 16 (Malay Peninsula).—Murray, Vertebr. Faun. Sind, 
1884, 240.—Buaxiston, Amended List Birds Japan, 1884, 12.—ManrsHa tt, 
Ibis, 1884, 424 (Chamba, n. w. Himalayas).—Suarps, Sci. Res. 2nd Yarkand 
Miss., Aves, 1891, 144.—MaparAsz, Erlaut. Ausst. Ungar. Vogelf., 1891, 111. 
—Frivatpsxy, Av. Hung., 1891, 149.—Fario and Srupzr, Cat. distr. Ois. 
Suisse, 1892, 46.—Martin and Ro xu, Vertebr. Sauv. 1’Indre, 1894, 200. 
[Gallinago] scolopacina Gray, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 52, no. 10329. 
G[allinago] scolopacina Swinuor, Ibis, 1873, 426 (Shanghai). 
G[allinago] sakhalina (not Scolopaz sakhalina Vieillot?) Gray, Gen. Birds, i iii, 1846, 
583. 
Glallinago] burka Gray, Gen. Birds, iii, 1846, 583 (ex Bonaparte, manuscript?). 
[Gallinago] burka Bonararte; Compt. Rend., xliii, 1856, 579 (ex Latham; cites 
uniclavata Hodgs. and media Hodgs. as syrienirish, 
Gallinago burka Swinnoz, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1863, 314 (China); 1871, 407 
(China, Formosa, and Hainan, in winter). 
Gallinago migratoria Brenm, Naumannia, 1855, 291 (cites Telmatias gallinago 
Boie.) . 
Gallinago brachypus BrrenmM, Naumannia, 1855, 291. 
Telmatias brachypus Breum, Vogelf., 1855, 307. 
Gallinago robusta Bream, Naumannia, 1855, 291. 
Telmatias robusta Breum, Vogelf., 1855, 306. 
Gallinago pétényi Breum, Naumannia, 1855, 291. 
Telmatias pétényt Breum, Vogelf., 1855, 306. 
Gallinago lacustris Brrum, Naumannia, 1855, 291. 
Telmatias lacustris Breum, Vogelf., 1855, 307. 
Telmatias salicaria Breum, Vogelf., 1855, 306 (Germany). 
[Gallinago] japonica Bonaparte, Compt. Rend., xliii, 1856, 579. 
Gallinago stenura (not Scolopaz stenura Kuhl) Ciseny, Orn. Perry’s Japan Exped., 
ii, 1857, 227. 
Gallinago latipennis Harriaus, Orn. West-Afrika, 1857, 239 (Gambia). 
Gallinago vulgaris Duzors, Pl. Col. Ois. Belg., 1858, pl. 182. 
Gallinago russata GouLD, Birds Great Brit., iv, 1863, in text to pl. 79 (Dartmoor, 
England); Introd. 1873, p. exviii. 
Gallinago wilsoni (not Scolopax wilsont Temminck) Swinuoz, Ibis, 1875, 454 
(Hakodate, Japan).—SrzBoum, Ibis, 1879, 27 (crit)—Biaxiston, Amended 
List Birds Japan, 1884, 38. 
GALLINAGO DELICATA (Ord). 
WILSON’S SNIPE. 
Very similar to G. gallinago but rectrices 16 instead of 14, the 
lateral pair much narrower and more distinctly barred, and axillars 
and under wing-coverts heavily and regularly barred with dusky or 
deep slate color. 
Adults (sexes alike).—Pileum with a narrow median stripe of pale 
buff or dull buffy white and two broad lateral stripes of sooty black 
more or less streaked or flecked with pale buffy brown, the dark 
