. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . L S4 BRITISH BIRD&.. THE GODWIT. COMMON GODWIT, GODWYN, YARWHELP, OR YARWHIP,{^Scolopax agocephala, Lin.—La grande Barge grlfe, BufF.) The weight of this bird is about twelve ounces ; lengthabout sixteen inches. The bill is four inches long, andbent a little upwards, black at the point, gradually soften-ing into a pale purple towards the base *, a whitish streakpasses from the bill over each eye : the head, neck, back,scapulars, and coverts, are of a dingy reddish pale brown,each feather marked down the middle with a dark f
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . L S4 BRITISH BIRD&.. THE GODWIT. COMMON GODWIT, GODWYN, YARWHELP, OR YARWHIP,{^Scolopax agocephala, Lin.—La grande Barge grlfe, BufF.) The weight of this bird is about twelve ounces ; lengthabout sixteen inches. The bill is four inches long, andbent a little upwards, black at the point, gradually soften-ing into a pale purple towards the base *, a whitish streakpasses from the bill over each eye : the head, neck, back,scapulars, and coverts, are of a dingy reddish pale brown,each feather marked down the middle with a dark fore part of the breast is streaked with black ; thebelly, vent, and tail are white, the latter regularly barredwith black : the webs of the first six quill feathers areblack, edged on the interior sides with reddish brown legs are in general dark coloured, inclining to agreenish blue. BRITISH BIRDS. S5 The Godwitis met with in various parts of Europe,Asia, and America: in Great Britain, in the spring andsummer, it resides in the fens and marshes, where it rear^*its youn
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