212 SNIPE. 



feathers more or less margined with dusky, appearing as undulating 

 lines; most so on the thighs and vent; legs dusky brown; thighs 

 bare one inch above the joint. 



The above, with two others, the one with red on the breast, the 

 other grey, were met with in the month of May, near Salisbury. 

 Probably allied to the last. 



22— COMMON GODWIT. 



Scolopax iEgocephala, Ind. Om. ii. 719. Lin. i. 246. Gm. Lin. i. 667. 



■ — leucophoea, Ind. Orn. ii. 719. 



Limosa gnsea major, Bris. v. 272. t. 24. 2. Id. Svo. ii. 279. Gerin. iv. t. 461. 



rufa, Bris. v. 281. t. 25. f. 1. Id. 8vo. ii. 281. Tern. Man. 433. Id. Ed. 



ii. 668. 

 Limosa rufa major, Bris. v. 2S4. Id. Svo. ii. 282. 

 Numenius alba varia, White Godwit, Bartr. Trav. 291. 

 iEgocephalus Bellonii, Raii, 105. A. 4. Will. 215. Marsig. Dan. v. 36. pi. 16. 



Klein, 102. 

 La Barge rousse, Baf. vii. 504. PI. enl. 900. 



Die Geiskopfschnepfe, Bechst. Dents, iii. s. 132. Id. Ed. ii. V. iv. 234. 

 Rothen Geiskopf, Bechst. Deut. iii. 134. 

 Barbary Godwit, Shaw's Trav. 225. 

 Godwit, Gen. Si/n. v. 145. Id. Sup. 245. Id. Sup. 2d. 309. Alb. ii. pi. 70. Br. 



Zool. ii. No. 179. Id.fol. 120. pi. B. & B. B. Id. Ed. 1812. ii. p. 47. Arct. 



Zoo/, ii. No. 373. Bewick, ii. pi. p. 78. Lewin, iv. 1. 161. Orn. Diet. Sf Supp. 



FEW birds vary in size, or external appearance, more than this, 

 which has given occasion to authors to make two or more species, 

 when in fact they should form one only. 



The more complete bird will frequently measure fifteen or sixteen 

 inches in length, and weigh as far as twelve ounces, when the 

 younger ones weigh no more than seven ; with proportional dimen- 

 sions: the bill four inches, or even more, base half pale brown, or 

 purplish, from thence to the end black ; the under mandible is 

 somewhat shorter, and the whole bends a little upwards ; irides 

 hazel ; the head, neck, and upper parts, are reddish brown ; the 



