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In Australia there is a large Snipe {Gallinago 

 australis) measuring 1 1|- in., with a wing nearly \\ in. 

 longer than in our bird, and having eighteen instead 

 of fourteen tail feathers, the two outermost ones in 

 their attenuation resembling in character those of 

 the Pintail Snipe. This bird is double the weight 



TAIL FEATHERS OF THE JACK SNIPE. 



of ours, in that respect coming nearer to the 

 European Great or Solitary Snipe. 



In many parts of the world certain Sandpipers are 

 commonly called " Snipe," sometimes with a distin- 

 guishing prefix, such as "Bay Snipe," "Pool Snipe," 

 etc. The so-called " Jack Snipe " of American 

 sportsmen is the Pectoral Sandpiper (Tringa 

 macu/ata), while in this country we are accustomed 

 to hear reports of Jack Snipe breeding on the 



