. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . brown : rumpvaried with violet. ScOLOPAx Gallinula : roftro re6lo tuberculato, pedibus viref-centibus, loris fufcis, uropygio Ann. L n. 139.•-Gmel. Syft. Nat. 662. 8. Gallinago minor.
. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . brown : rumpvaried with violet. ScOLOPAx Gallinula : roftro re6lo tuberculato, pedibus viref-centibus, loris fufcis, uropygio Ann. L n. 139.•-Gmel. Syft. Nat. 662. 8. Gallinago minor. BriJJ. av. 5. p. 303. n. 3. t. 2,6. J. 2. Gallinago minima. Bell. av. 217. Cinclus quartus. Aldr. Orn, 3. p. 493. Petite 4» PLATE CLXXXVL ^ Petite becaffine. Buff. Hijh ISlat. Oif 7. p. 490.—P/. enl th Frifch. av. t, Jacksnipe, Gid^ Judcock. Will, (Jngl.) p. %Q\.--Albin, , Zool. 11. 189. t» Gen, Syn, 5. p. 136. 8. The Jackfnipe has the fame habits and manners of life as thecommon Siiipe^ but appears to be lefs abundantly difperfed over theglobe than that bird. Dr. Latham remarks that he cannot trace itmore South than Aleppo (where, according to Dr. Ruffe), it is notuncommon), and to the North as far as lat. 80. 27. This is only half the fize of the common Snipe, weighing no morethan two ounces ; its length eight inches and a half. PLATE. PLATE CLXXXVII*. PHALOROPUS LOBATUS. LOBATE, or GREY :. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundifti, ftraight, and ufually fomewhat inflected at the top :noftrils minute: feet lobate, or furniihed with lateral membranes,generally fcalloped. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Bill fubulate, the tip inflected : legs pinnate : breafl: undulated Lobatus. Lath. Ind, Orn, 776. Lobata: roftro fubulato: apice inflexo^ pedibus pin- natis; pectore albo undulato. Linn, Fn. Suec. 179«—Brunn, Orn. n. 171. —Fab, Fn, Groenl. n, Brijf. av. 5. p, 18. n.
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