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A third named Bbegoudee-Chutke, seems to differ only in age; 

 plumage in general brown ; head and neck marked, and freckled 

 with dusky ; beneath the body as in the others ; tail brown, the 

 ends of the feathers dusky. 



This last also found about Cawnpore. The above seem to differ 

 from each other much in the same manner as the Sanderling is known 

 to do at different periods of age. Although these birds correspond 

 with the last in respect to Indian names, yet they are certainly not 

 the Equestrian Sandpipers ; for the term Bagouda, or Bagoudee, 

 serves for many Indian Species, in the same manner as Snipe, or 

 Sandpiper, is made use of for several European ones. 



6.— BLACK-TAIL SANDPIPER. 



LENGTH ten inches. Bill one inch and a half, yellow, with 

 one-third of the end black ; top of the head, neck behind, back, 

 and wings, ash-colour; sides of the head and neck, all beneath, from 

 the chin to the vent, white ; quills black, or nearly so ; tail black, 

 short, and half hid by the upper coverts, which, as well as the rump, 

 are white. It has somewhat the air of the Chevalier raye, PI. enl. 

 827, or Striated Species, but is not the same, as the latter has a 

 much longer tail, which is barred black and white, and spotted every 

 where beneath with black ; whereas in the bird here described, the 

 under parts are wholly white. 



Inhabits India, called Bagouda, a common name for several 

 birds of this Genus, which in the plumage resemble each other; 

 and such in general are called by the English, Bastard Snipes. 



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