Clafs II. ] BIRDS. 
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S P E C I E S IV. The 
Greater Plover of Aldrovand. Wik 
orn. 298. 
Limofa grifea major. Brijfon av. V, 
272. Tab. 24. f. 2. 
| ^ H E S E birds are not fo common as 
the former: appearing on our ccafls 
^ and wet grounds in the winter time in 
fmall flocks. The figure reprefents it of the na¬ 
tural dimenfions, and with great exadhnefs of co¬ 
loring. It is a bird of an elegant fhape, and fmall 
weight in proportion to its dimenfions, weighing 
only fix ounces. The exterior toe is united to 
the middle toe, as far as the fecond joint, by a 
green Shank. Plate € 1. 
Raii fyn. av. 106. 
Limofa, et glottis. Gefner av. 519, 
520. 
Scolopax glottisi Lin. fyft. 146. 
ftrono; membrane which borders their fides to 
the very end. 
Thefe birds are the Chevaliers aux pieds verds 
of the French. There is another fpecies, varie¬ 
ty, or fex, (it not being certain which) with red 
legs one of which Albin calls the red legged 
horfeman , and fays was fhot on our fhores. 
* The other Totano. Wil. orn . 299. 
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SPECIES 
The Snipe, or Snite. JKil. orn. 
29a 
Raii fyn. av. 105. 
Gallinago. Brijfon av. Vi 298. Tab. 
26. Fig. 1. 
f“”T| IS common bird needs no defcription. 
In the winter time fnipes are very fre- 
quent in all our marfhy and wet grounds, 
where they lie concealed in the rufheS, Sfc. In 
the hammer they difperfe to different parts, and 
are found in the midfi: of our higheft mountains, 
as well as our low moors ; their nefl: is made of 
dried grafs ; they lay four eggs of a dirty olive 
color, marked with dufky fpots 5 their young are 
V. The Snipe. 
Gallinago, feu rufticola minor. 
Gefner av. 503. 
Scolopax gallinago. Lin. fyft. 147. 
Capella coeleftis. Klein av. 100. 
fo often found in England* that we doubt whe- 
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ther they ever, entirely leave this ifland. When 
they are difturbed much, particularly in the breed¬ 
ing feafon, they foar to a vail height, making a 
fingular bleating noife } and when they defcend, 
dart down with vaA rapidity : their food is the 
fame with that of the woodcock ; their flight ve¬ 
ry irregular and fwift, and attended with a fhriil 
fcream. 
SPECIES VI. The Jackfnipe. 
Gid, jackfnipe, and Judcock. JVil. 
orn . 291* 
Raii fyn . av . 105. 
H E haunts and food of this fpecies are 
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the fame with thofe of the former. It 
is much lefs frequent among us, and 
very difficult to be found, lying fo cloie as to ha~ 
Gallinago minor. Brijfon av. V. 
303. Tab. 26. Fig. 2. 
zard being trod on, before it will rife : The flight 
is never diflant, and its motion is more iluo-orjfh 
than that of the larger kind. 
Its 
