3. CINE- 
REOUS. 
Descrip- 
TION. 
CINEREOUS GODWIT SNIPE. Cuass fl. 
is of the partridge * genus, and known to the 
Italians by the name of Francolino. Those 
who wish to see it in its proper colors, and to 
be satisfied how well they agree with the descrip- 
tions of the antients, need only consult the 246th 
plate of the works of our ingenious friend the 
late Mr. Edwards. 
Scolopax canescens. Se. cine- Lath. Ind. orn. 721. td. Syn. 
reo alboque varia, gula pec- v. 145. 
toreque albis, cauda fasciis Gm. Lin. 668. . 
pectoreque maculis cinereis. Br. Zool. 4to. il. 442. tab. 
66. 
Tus species was shot near Spalding, and 
the description communicated to me by the 
Rev. Doctor Buckworth. 
The bill was two inches and a half long. The 
head, neck, and back variegated with ash-color 
and white; the tail slightly barred with cine- 
reous. The throat and breast white; the last 
marked with a few ash-colored spots: The 
legs long, slender, and ash-colored. This 
was about the size of the greenshanks; ap- 
proaches it nearly in colors; but the bill was 
so much thicker, as to form a specific dis- 
tinction. 
* Francolin Partridge. Latham Syn. iy. 759. En. 
