snipe. 233 



44— WHITE-RUMPED SNIPE. 



Le Chorlito a Croupion blanc, Voy. d' Azara, iv. No. 394 ? 



LENGTH thirteen inches and a half. Bill two inches and a 

 quarter, bending a trifle upwards, but inclining downwards towards 

 the point; the under mandible curving a trifle upwards; top of the 

 head and upper parts in general, brownish ash, mixed with white 

 streaks; back dusky ash, the feathers marked on the margin with 

 alternate darker brown and white spots; and here and there a blotch 

 of plain dark brown ; sides of the head and under parts in general 

 white, thickly spotted and streaked on the fore part of the neck and 

 breast with dusky ; sides of the belly transversely marked with the 

 same; rump and upper tail coverts white; quills dusky, the shaft 

 of the outer one white ; tail rounded, the two middle feathers pale 

 ash, with black, and paler markings on the sides ; the rest white, 

 thickly barred with dusky ; under wing coverts white, with sagittal 

 marks of dark brownish ash-colour ; the under scapulars much the 

 same, similar to those of the Green Sandpiper; the quills, when 

 closed, nearly as long as the tail ; legs yellowish orange. 



Inhabits Georgia, in America : sent by Mr. Abbot, under the 

 name of White-rumped Sandpiper; called by some Will-Willet,* is 

 sometimes found in the ponds in small flocks. Azara's bird, above 

 quoted, is thought by him to be our Redshank, and it is like it in 

 many points, yet we cannot be positive that it is the same. 



* The Semi palmated Snipe is also called Will-Willet. 



TOL. IX. H H 



