138 GREAT SNIPE. 



and in having the hill short. The whole of the plumage also is darker than in the 

 adult hird. 



In weight the male reaches to seven or eight ounces; the female to nine. 



The length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail is about twelve inches. 

 The expanse of the wings is about eighteen inches. 



The plate is taken from a very beautiful drawing by John Gatcombe, Esq., of Wyndham 

 Place, Plymouth. The specimen from which it was drawn was procured in the neighbour- 

 hood of Plymouth. 



