. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . >.#>^. THE WOODCOCK 127 probing. Its bill is richly supplied with verydelicate nerves, and it probes the soft mud andooze in search of those grubs and insects that livethere. It also feeds on worms that it obtainsabove ground, and indeed has a varied diet. THE PAINTED SNIPE Rhynchoea capensis Head and neck a rich red-brown, darkest on the lowerneck or breast; dark streak through eye ; buft marking frombeak to to}) of head ; back a changing brown with purpleand green reflections on the wing, barred with darker mark-ings ; the
. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . >.#>^. THE WOODCOCK 127 probing. Its bill is richly supplied with verydelicate nerves, and it probes the soft mud andooze in search of those grubs and insects that livethere. It also feeds on worms that it obtainsabove ground, and indeed has a varied diet. THE PAINTED SNIPE Rhynchoea capensis Head and neck a rich red-brown, darkest on the lowerneck or breast; dark streak through eye ; buft marking frombeak to to}) of head ; back a changing brown with purpleand green reflections on the wing, barred with darker mark-ings ; the large wing-feathers have rows of bright buflf spotson their outer margins; rump a dark slaty grey with darkerwavy bars; buff stripes on shoulders ; legs greenish; beakreddish-brown ; eyes brown. Length, 93 inches. This name is unfortunate, for some people seem toimagine that the bird will be found to have paint onit, like a painted Sparrow! Though a handsomelymarked bird, those who have shot much say that asa sporting bird it is not to be compared with thecommon Snipe, a
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