Indian Birds 
little over three inches long. It is less abun- 
dant than the curlew, and perhaps scarcely 
deserves a place among the common birds of 
India. 
191. Limosa belgica: The Black-tailed God- 
wit. (F. 1456), (JJ. 875), (- V-) 
A brown bird with white chin, throat, and 
abdomen, and some white in the wings. The 
base of the tail is white and the remainder 
black. The bill is about four inches long, and 
straight. ‘The legs are long. 
A winter visitor to India; common in the 
north and rare in the south. 
Blanford states that it is often sold in the 
Calcutta bazaar as woodcock, but Finn states 
that this is not in accordance with his experi- 
ence. (Illus. I. G. III., p. 409.) 
The Sandpipers, 192-195 
These birds constitute the “snippets ” of 
Anglo-Indian, that is to say, birds that try to 
be snipe. 
These are all greenish-brown birds with 
light under parts. They have fairly long bills, 
but not so long as that of any of the species of 
snipe. They are often seen feeding—a state- 
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