. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. e '. KNOT. RED-BREASTED SNIPE. ROBIN SNIPE. Tringa canutus. Crt^p. Ad" t in summer : above, mottled black and gray, tinged with dull rufjus; rump ashy white, with dark bars ; tail gray, edged with dull white; uiiJer parts nn^" line over the eyes rich chestnut; paler on the belly. Adult in wmte • • above, ashy gray ; below, white, th
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. e '. KNOT. RED-BREASTED SNIPE. ROBIN SNIPE. Tringa canutus. Crt^p. Ad" t in summer : above, mottled black and gray, tinged with dull rufjus; rump ashy white, with dark bars ; tail gray, edged with dull white; uiiJer parts nn^" line over the eyes rich chestnut; paler on the belly. Adult in wmte • • above, ashy gray ; below, white, the neck streaked with dusky. Young: much like the adult in winter plumage, but the feathers of the upper parts are bordered with lines of pale lyuff and brown, and the breast is tinged with buff. Length about io}4 inches. AVj/. Usually on the margin of a lake or stream, — a slight depres- sion, lined with leaves and grass. E,!,^,i,''s. 4-9; " light pea green, closely spotted with brown in small specks about the size of a pin-head " (Grec/}'), or " dun-color, fully marked with reddhh " {//uUAifts); X This large and variable species, described under such a variety of names, is again a denizen of both continents, pass- ing the summer, or reproductive season, in the utmost habitable. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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