. An illustrated manual of British birds . The note is a shrill wick. The adult in summer-dress (represented in the foreground) hasthe feathers of the upper surface black or dark brown in theircentre, edged or spotted with rufous and slightly tipped with grey;a good deal of white at the bases of the inner primaries and alongthe edges of the greater wing-coverts; central tail-coverts mottledlike the back, but those on each side conspicuously white ; face,neck and upper breast pale chestnut, spotted with dark brown ;remaining under parts pure white; bill black; legs and feet darkolive. Length 8
. An illustrated manual of British birds . The note is a shrill wick. The adult in summer-dress (represented in the foreground) hasthe feathers of the upper surface black or dark brown in theircentre, edged or spotted with rufous and slightly tipped with grey;a good deal of white at the bases of the inner primaries and alongthe edges of the greater wing-coverts; central tail-coverts mottledlike the back, but those on each side conspicuously white ; face,neck and upper breast pale chestnut, spotted with dark brown ;remaining under parts pure white; bill black; legs and feet darkolive. Length 8 in.; wing 47 in. The female is slightly largerthan the male. By the latter part of August the rufous tints on theback have nearly disappeared, leaving the black markings verydistinct; by the end of October the upper plumage is chiefly ash-grey and all the under surface is white. In the young bird theupper feathers are tinged and variegated with buff, traces of thesame colour appearing on the sides of the neck and breast. SCOLOPACID/E. 585. t A
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