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with brown markings. In the American bar-tailed godwit the under-wing 
coverts are chestnut. 
Snipe—The plumage of the common snipe is a mottled russet or ashy 
RUBY TOPAZ. BIRD OF PARADISE. DE LANDE’s HUMMING BIRD. 
MAGNIFICENT HUMMING BIRD. COMMON HUMMING BIRD 
OSTRICHES. 
INDIAN JACANA. 
AFRICAN CROWNED CRANE. 
hue which harmonizes with the bird’s surroundings. The common snipe is 
about ten and one-half inches in length. It is found in Europe, parts of 
Asia and North America, preferring marshy and swampy places. It is a 
