. Illustrations of ornithology . the tibiae being naked, it becomes associated with thetrue Snipes, distinguished on this account from the Woodcocks, whichhave the tibiae feathered to the joint. From its rarity, its distribution asa species may be considered as very confined. No specimen from anyother country has hitherto been met with or recognized, similar to thesetwo individuals. The total length is nine inches and three-tenths : the head, throat andneck are brownish-black, speckled with obscure chesnut-brown, belly andvent greyish-black, barred with chesnut-brown : the back and scapularsar
. Illustrations of ornithology . the tibiae being naked, it becomes associated with thetrue Snipes, distinguished on this account from the Woodcocks, whichhave the tibiae feathered to the joint. From its rarity, its distribution asa species may be considered as very confined. No specimen from anyother country has hitherto been met with or recognized, similar to thesetwo individuals. The total length is nine inches and three-tenths : the head, throat andneck are brownish-black, speckled with obscure chesnut-brown, belly andvent greyish-black, barred with chesnut-brown : the back and scapularsare black, with chesnut-brown bars and spots : the under wing-coverts areblackish-grey: the tail contains twelve feathers, the basal half of whichare black, the remaining part chesnut-brown, with black fasciae : the bill istwo inches and seven-tenths in length, blackish-brown, inclining to yellow-ish-brown at the base: the legs and feet are blackish-brown, tinged withgrey: the length of the tarsus is one inch and a quarter. ■1?,. f^1 Y /// >f/f/>/./ //I-? ;/r///.j
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