A V E S. Ordo XVII. Genus LXXVII. 285 



Scolopax fubtus fuWa , fuperne cinerea. Barr. Sco- 

 Jopax. Jonji. Williigb, Sibbald. Klein. Scolopax, 

 Gallinago maxima. Raj. Scolopax , five Perdix 



ruftica. Aldrov, Scolopax, Rufticuh major. Cbar- 

 let. Afcolopax. Bell. Rufticula. Moebr. Rulti- 

 cula, vel Perdix ruftjca major. Gefn. Perdix rufti- 

 ca major. Scbwenck. Perdix rudica major; Afcolo- 

 pax ; Sco^opax ,* Gallicago Gazs. Rzac. Gallina 

 ruftica. Gefn, Ruricola. Linn. Wood-Cock, 



BorL Becafle, B^cafie irrande, BequaiTe, Videcocq. 

 Bet Bf^cafTe. Alb. Germanice^ Schnepff. BeU 

 gice, Sneppe. A?2glice, Wood^Cock. 



Perdicem cineream crafTitie circiter semulatur. Ip- 

 fms longitudo 13 poilices explet. Roftrum 2/2 pol- 

 lices bngum eflj cauda 3 pollices; pars crurum 

 plumis denudata 2 lineas; digitorum anticorum me- 

 dius 1/2 pollicem, extimus 13 lineas, intimus unum 

 pollicem ; poilicas 57 lineas. Digiti tres antici iri 

 ipforum exortu rudimento membranae valde exiguo 

 inter fe conne^luntur. Extremitates alarum 14 

 pedis intervallo diilaot; alse complicatse caudam 

 extreraam fere peningunt. Roftrum in exortu ex 

 grifeo ad carneum colorem vergit, in extremitate 

 nigricat. Pars crurum plumis denudata , pedes , 

 unguesque grifeo— fufci. Sylvas humidas & rivulos 

 juxta fepcs frequencat. 



** a. scolopax candida* 



La Beccasse blanche. 



Scolopax alba. Klein. BecaiTe blanche. Alh. avec iine 

 figure pajfable. Anglice ^ WmiE Wood-Cock. 



A prsecedente diiFert colore in univerfo corpore 

 candido. (IHa cujus defcriptionem d^dit Alhinus ^ 

 pauco variegatur caflaneo). Roftrum ex albo fla- 

 vicat. Pars crurum plumis denudata , pedesque func 

 pallide lutei ; ungues vero candidi. 



t ** 2. Gallinago. 

 Scolopax fuperne nigricante & fulvo diluto varie- 



