. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ). This snipe is essentially a far eastern form, but there is noreason why it should not be found fairly constantly in Burmah,and also, occasionally, in Assam and the extreme East of casual examinations of big bags of snipe are of nouse in ascertaining whether specimens of mecjala form a part withothers, but if sportsmen will take the trouble to examine reallycarefully the tail of those shot, there can be but little doubt that weshall soon obtain further records of its visiting India, more especiallyin its extreme east
. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ). This snipe is essentially a far eastern form, but there is noreason why it should not be found fairly constantly in Burmah,and also, occasionally, in Assam and the extreme East of casual examinations of big bags of snipe are of nouse in ascertaining whether specimens of mecjala form a part withothers, but if sportsmen will take the trouble to examine reallycarefully the tail of those shot, there can be but little doubt that weshall soon obtain further records of its visiting India, more especiallyin its extreme eastern limits. There is practically nothing on record about this snipe, althoughit is common enough in its own habitat. It is only within the lasttwo years that its nidification has become known, and even suchrecords as these are confined to Eussian works. Dresser informsme that he has received eggs from Buturlin which were taken inEastern Siberia, and he exhibited some of these at one of the dinnersof the British Ornithologists Union. Plate TAILS OF SNIPE. 1. Swinhoks Snipe1(G. megala). J^o<« 20 tail feathers, outer 12 attenuated. 2. Pintail Snipe (G. stemira). Note 26 tail feathers, outer 16 much attenuated. 3. Fantail Snipe (G. gallinago). Note 14 tail feathers, none attenuated. 4. Wood Snipe {G. nemoricola). Note 18 tail feathers, outer ones narrow. 5. Eastern Solitary Snipe ((?. solitaria). Note 18 tail feathers, outer 6 narrow. 6. Jack Snipe {O. gallinula). Note 12 tail feathers. GALLINAGO GALLINULA 107 GALLINAGO GALLINULA. THE JACK SNIPE. Scolopax gallinula, Linn. S. N. i, p. 244 (1766); Secbolm, Chara-driidae, p. 480. Gallinago gallinula, Blijth, Gat. p. 272 ; Jcirlon, B. of I. iii, p. 676 ;Hume, S. F. i, p. 235; Adam, ibid. p. 395; Butler, ibid, iv, p. 15;Fairbank, ibid. p. 263; id. ibid. v. p. 410; Hume d Dav. ibid, vi,p. 459 ; Dav. & Wendon, ibid, vii, p. 88 ; Ball, ibid. p. 228 ; CnpiK,ibid. p. 302; Hume, ibid. p. 484 ; id. Cat. No. 872 ; Scully, S. , p.
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