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NEW BIRDS. 



of a snipe, its' bill a woodcock's, and the legs and feet are 

 larger than in Gallinago." 



Length, 12^ inches, Extent 19 — of wing, 5| — bill 2| 

 tarsus, 1J — Weight, 6 oz. 



Leucocercae fits cov entries Frankl. 



Plumage above, dusky black — head, cheeks, and chin, 

 black. Beneath, white, somewhat tinged round the vent and 

 under tail coverts. Breast, broadly banded with mingled 

 black and white Tail dusky, lighter (save on the central 

 feather) at the tips. Irides brown. Bill and legs, dark. 



Length 6 j inches — wing, 3 — tail, 3J. 



This species may be at once distinguished from L % 

 compressirostris, Blyth, by its breast band, which resembles 

 in colour the fur of the Chinchilla. 



