. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIIDi?:. 575. THE JACK SNIPE. Gallinago GALLfNULA, Linnaeus. The Jack Snipe seldom appears in the British Islands before the beginning of September, and the heaviest arrivals take place in October; at which time the bird sometimes strikes against lighthouses, though with less frequency than the Common Snipe. Before its departure northwards in April its plumage has assumed all the bloom and brilliancy of the nuptial period, while the fact that a few individuals have been known to remain till late in spring and even throughout summer, has gi
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIIDi?:. 575. THE JACK SNIPE. Gallinago GALLfNULA, Linnaeus. The Jack Snipe seldom appears in the British Islands before the beginning of September, and the heaviest arrivals take place in October; at which time the bird sometimes strikes against lighthouses, though with less frequency than the Common Snipe. Before its departure northwards in April its plumage has assumed all the bloom and brilliancy of the nuptial period, while the fact that a few individuals have been known to remain till late in spring and even throughout summer, has given rise to suppositions that the Jack Snipe might breed with us; there is not, however, a single authenticated instance of its having done so in any part of the United Kingdom. During the colder months of the year it is generally distributed, and though less numerous than the Common Snipe, it is more ubiquitous, while exhibiting a marked preference for certain localities. As a wanderer the Jack Snipe was obtained in the Faeroes in 1890. In summer itinhabits Scandinavia,especially to the north of theArctic circle, and in Western Russia it nests as far south as St. Petersburg; but east of Archangel it appears to be infrequent, and Messrs. Harvie-Brown and Seebohm did not observe it on the Lower Petchora. Putting aside unsubstantiated assertions respecting its supposed breeding below lat. 55° N., it may be described as a bird of passage over the remainder of the Continent, and in the south it is often plentiful—in some years even more so than the Common. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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