SCOLOPAX RUSTICOLA. 



WOODCOCK. 



Generic Character. 



Bill ftraight, long, and {lender, the upper mandible ex- 



tending fomewhat beyond the lower. 

 Noftrils 1 inear, placed in a furrow. 

 Tongue pointed. 



Toes in fome fpecies divided to their bafe, in others 



they are connected nearly as far as the firft joint. 

 Hind toe fmall. 



Synonyms. 



Scolopax rusticola. Lin. Syjl. 1 . p. 243. 6. Ind. 



Orn. 2. p. 713. 1. 

 Woodcock. Br. Zool. 2. 178.^.65. Ih.fol. 119. 



Lath. Syn. 5. p. 129. 1. Mont. Orn. 



Bicl. Vol. 2. Bewicks Br. Birds , Pt. 2. 



p. 68. 



TP 



A HE Woodcock is about fifteen inches in length, 

 twenty-feven in breadth, and weighs from twelve to fixteen 

 ounces ; bill three inches long, the upper mandible furrowed 

 nearly its whole length, terminating in a fmall knob ; eyes 

 large, fituated near the top of the head ; legs fhort; tail 

 formed of twelve feathers, the two centre ones rather the 

 iongeft. The colours of the female are generally duller. 



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