. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 351 of fourteen feathers; irides, hazel; bill, light brown, darker at tip; legs and feet, brownish. Length, between ten and eleven inches. The female is similar to the male in colouration. The young show more uniformity in coloura- tion of the upper parts. 3ach The Jack Snipe {Scolopax gallinula^ Linnceus) is a com- mon autumn and winter migrant to the British Islands, and inhabits the Northern Palearctic Region. The adult in colouration of plumage is very similar to the common snipe, bu
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 351 of fourteen feathers; irides, hazel; bill, light brown, darker at tip; legs and feet, brownish. Length, between ten and eleven inches. The female is similar to the male in colouration. The young show more uniformity in coloura- tion of the upper parts. 3ach The Jack Snipe {Scolopax gallinula^ Linnceus) is a com- mon autumn and winter migrant to the British Islands, and inhabits the Northern Palearctic Region. The adult in colouration of plumage is very similar to the common snipe, but it is smaller in size, and has only twelve feathers in the tail. Hence it is easily distinguishable from Scolopax galUnago. Length, about eight inches. The adults of both sexes are alike in 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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