Class II. WOODCOCK. 



431 



JBILL long, flender, weak and ftrait. 

 NOSTRILS linear, lodged in a furrow. 

 TONGUE pointed, flender. 

 TOES divided, or very flightiy connected, back 

 toe very fmall. 



XXX. SNIPE 



La BeccafTe. Belon aw. zjz. 

 Rufticola, feu Perdix ruitica 



major (GrofTer fchnepff). 



Gefner av. 501. 

 Aldr.av. III. 182. 

 Wil. or jz. 289. 

 Rati fyn. aw. 104. 

 La BeccafTe. Briffbn aw, V. 



292. 

 Beccaccia, Acceggia. Zinan. 



101. 

 Schniffa. Sccpoli, No. 134. 



Wald fchnepf. Kram. 351. 

 Frifcbf II. 226. foem. 227. 



Scolopax rufticola. Z/». jyft, 

 243. 



Morkulla. /*»*. tec. fp. 

 170. 



Nor-vegis Biom-Rokke, Rutte, 

 quibufdam Krog-quift. Da- 

 ms Holt Sneppe. Brun- 

 nicb, 1 64. 



Br. Zool. 119. 



Fauna Scotica. No. 142. 



178. Wood- 

 cock. 



THESE birds during fummer are inhabitants 

 of the Alps*, of Norway, Sweden, PoIiJIs 

 Prujfia, the march of Brandenburg -f , and the nor- 

 thern parts of Europe : they all retire from thofe 

 countries the beginning of winter, as foon as the 

 frofts commence; which force them into milder 

 climates* where the ground 'is open, and adapted 

 to their manner of feeding. The time of their 



* WiL orn. 290. 

 f Frifcb, II. 226. 



appear- 



