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nor stiff. Length up to 12f inches ; wing, 5$ inches; tail 2* inches; bill, 2f 
inches. Bill, greenish brown, darker towards the tip ; n ides, brown , legs and 
feet, brownish green ; weight, 4i oz. 
THE PIN-TAIL SNIPE. 
GaUinago Stenura. Native names, same as those of the common snipe. 
Habitat .— Same as that of the common snipe. 
Description .—Sexes alike. It clcsely resembles the common snipe save in the 
diffierences noted in describing the last-named bird, while the outer tail feathers 
are extremely narrow and stiff, and the bill is generally shorter and not so wide 
at the tip. the bird is lighter than the common snipe. 
THE JACK SNIPE. 
LimnocrypUs gallinula. Native names, same as those for other snipe. 
Habitat. —Throughout India. 
Description .—Sexes alike. The bird generally resembles the cominon smpe 
but it has no longitudinal pale band on the crown. Ihe tail is composed of twelve 
