. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. : 1 ^ ^ i% ' ' ' ^ 3* li. KNOT. RED-BREASTED SNIPE. ROBIN SNIPE. TrINCA CANl,. S. Ch*». Adolt in summer: above, mottled black and gray, tinged wii n dull rufous; rump ashy while, with dark bars ; tail gray, edged with dull white; under pans and line over the eyes rich chestnut j paler on the belly. Aduit in winter: 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 buff and b
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. : 1 ^ ^ i% ' ' ' ^ 3* li. KNOT. RED-BREASTED SNIPE. ROBIN SNIPE. TrINCA CANl,. S. Ch*». Adolt in summer: above, mottled black and gray, tinged wii n dull rufous; rump ashy while, with dark bars ; tail gray, edged with dull white; under pans and line over the eyes rich chestnut j paler on the belly. Aduit in winter: 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 buff and brown, and the breast is tinged with buff. Length about 10)4 inches. AVi/. Usually on the margin of a lake or stream, â a slight depres- sion, lined with leaves and grass. Eg'g'- 4-9'â¢" light pea green, closely spotted with brown in small specks about the size of a pin-head" (Grtety), or "dun-color, fully marked with reddish " (//i(/w); X 100. This large and. variable species, described under such a variety of names, is again a denizen of both â 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. Toronto : Musson
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