BIRDS. GRALL.E. sj. Scobpax. 29 ^ 
ones, white towards the tip, primary dulhy, the 4—5 mner 
ones tipt with wlilte ; line over the eyes w'lnte between the 
hill and eyes a dulkv fpot ; chin and throat with Ihortduiky 
ftreaks ; hody beneath and rump white, with Imall flniky 
fpots; tail-feathers each with 12 — 13 tranfverfe black lines. ^ 
Body above grey, beneath white ; neck beneath and (ide c?): 
the brchll fpotted with blackilh ; rump and tail 
barred with black and white. 
Inhabits China. 
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Blackilh, with white fpots, beneath Svhlte ; lines on U)e 
breart and bands on the lateral tail-feathers blackilh ; 
legs red. _ 
2. Wings with triangular white fpots ; larger. 
Inhabits Europe, a) North America ; hze ot S. gloltiSii 
Bill a little bent back, red at the bafe ; body grey-brown 
varied with rufous, beneath white ; quill-feathers 
white at the bafe, the 4 firft without fpots ; tail 
white at the bafe. LeJJ'er God%vit< 
Inhabits £ure6e .• 1 7 inches long. ■ r t . 
Irids whitifli; cheeks reddifli; back brown; quill-featheri 
blackilh ; feathers round the bill reddilh-wliitc. 
Straight bill and line on the croWn reddiHi ; band on the 
breall black ; line each fide the back whim. 
Cape Snipe, 
Dlive-green ; neck black ; qrown and throat ferruginous ; 
Orbits, fcapulars and belly white ; quill-feathers and 
tail with tawny fpots. 
3 * '^Vaved with cinereous, grey and black ^ head and neck 
rufous ; orbits, chin, fcapulars and belly white ; pec- 
toral band and eyebrow's black ; wings and tail with 
yellow oval fpots. 
'!• White ; head and neck black ; wings and back green ; 
primary quill-feathers fpotted with red. 
S- Above with black fpots and lunules ; back blueilh ; wings 
chefnut ; lower part of the breatt black ; cheeks, 
chin and belly white ; orbits and line on the llioulders 
yellow. 
Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope ; 10 inches long. 
GoiDrt cinereous llreaked with black ; orbits white, re o 
