. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 31G 351. SCOLOPAX GALLINAGO. (COMMON SNIPE.) Scdopcu- yallinago, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 244 (17GG). The Common Snipe is a medium-sized bird (wing from carpal joint about 5 inches). It lias It tail-feathers, of which none are less than 'A inch broad. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, 542, 543. /n^,^i^/:^Yii^. ficolopoA f/ollnioffo. The Common Snipe is abundant in Japan, but I can find no evidence that it breeds there. It has occurred on the Kurile Islands (Blakiston and Pryer. Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 114); ther
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 31G 351. SCOLOPAX GALLINAGO. (COMMON SNIPE.) Scdopcu- yallinago, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 244 (17GG). The Common Snipe is a medium-sized bird (wing from carpal joint about 5 inches). It lias It tail-feathers, of which none are less than 'A inch broad. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, 542, 543. /n^,^i^/:^Yii^. ficolopoA f/ollnioffo. The Common Snipe is abundant in Japan, but I can find no evidence that it breeds there. It has occurred on the Kurile Islands (Blakiston and Pryer. Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 114); there arc three examples in the Swinhoc collection from Ilakodadi (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874-, p. 1G3); and eight in the Pryer collection from Yokohama, whence I have also four examples collected by Mr. Snow in September, January, and April. The examples obtained by the Siebold Expedition were doubtless procured near Nagasaki (Tcmminck and Schlegcl, Fauna Japoniea, Aves, p. 112). The Common Snipe is a circumpolar bird, but American examples (lillcr from those of the Ohl Worhl. It breeds in tlie British 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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