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GALLINAGO. SNIPE. 
Generic Character. 
Rudrum loiiguin, rectum, tc- 
nuisculum, subrotunduni, 
supra sulcatum, apice dila- 
tato, obtuso, mortuis ru- 
gose. 
Narcs laterales, basalcs, mem- 
brana tectse. 
Pedes tetradactyli ; digiti an- 
terioies basi membranula 
connexi : jwllex apice solo 
insistens : tibia; parte in- 
feriore nudee. 
j Beak long, straight, slender, 
I slightly rounded, above sul- 
j cated, ils tiji dilated, obtuse, 
i and in dead birds rugose, 
i Nostrils lateral, basal, covered 
by a membrane. 
Feet four-toed ; the anterior 
toes connected at the base 
by a membrane; the hinder 
toe resting on its ti}) only : 
lower part of the tibia' 
naked. 
GALLINAGO. Ray; Briss. 
SCOLOPAX. Lin./GiiicL, Lath., Cuv., Vieill. 
Contrary to the habits of the Woodcocks, the 
birds constituting this genus inhabit exposed marshy 
plains, or meadows. They feed on worms, &c. as 
detailed in the description of the Common Snipe : 
they do not usually assemble in flocks. 
A new and highly interesting species of this genus 
was lately exhibited at a meeting of the Zoological 
Club of the Linnean Society, by my friend N. A. 
Vigors, Esq. F. L. S., who procured the specimen, 
in a recent state, during an excursion in Ireland ; 
he proposes to call it G. Sabhii, in honour of th.at 
distinguished British ornithologist, J. Sabine, Esq. 
F. R. S. &c. 
