JACK-SNIPE. 
355 
GRALLATORES. 
SCOL OP A ClDJE. 
JACK-SNIPE, 
JUDCOCK. 
SCOLOPAX GALLINULA. 
PLATE XCIX. 
There are several reported instances of the Jack-Snipe 
having been shot in this country during the summer sea¬ 
son. Mr. Selby was assured, during his visit to Sutlier- 
landshire, that it breeds annually in that county, although 
he was not so fortunate as to find it. Mr. Low says that 
he has seen it in Orkney in the summer; I have seen it at 
Prestwick Carr, near Newcastle, after the common snipe 
had begun to lay its eggs, and have very little doubt that 
some of them remain to breed on the extensive moors and 
morasses of Scotland and Ireland. Such places are fre¬ 
quented only by the cutters of peat, and are very rarely 
trodden either by the ornithologist or by any one inter¬ 
ested in his favourite subject, neither is it the time of year 
for the pursuits of the sportsman. The Jack-Snipe is at 
all times difficult to raise, and during the time that it is 
sitting upon its eggs, would allow you to walk over it 
without being flushed; and, unless carefully sought for 
with the assistance of a dog, would remain undetected. 
Temminck says that they breed plentifully near St. Peters¬ 
burg, and the late Mr. Hoy found its eggs at Falcons- 
waerd in North Brabant; but I have to regret that his 
