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GREENSHANK’ SNIPE. Cuass II. 
bars; the inner coverts of the wings finely cross- 
ed with double and treble rows of a dusky color. 
It is a bird of an elegant shape, and small 
weight in proportion to its dimensions, weigh- 
ing only six ounces. The legs are very long 
and slender, bare above two inches higher than 
the knees. The exterior toe is united to the 
middle toe, as far as the second joint, by a 
strong membrane which borders their sides to 
the very end. ) 
These birds are the Cheoalers aux pieds verds 
of the French; as the spotted snipe are the 
Chevaliers aux pieds rouges. 
‘* They are found every where on the Euro- 
pean continent, and extend to Jndia and China. 
Some remain in England during the summer. 
The eggs are said not to be unlike those of the 
Red Shank.” J. L. 
