History of British Birds, Volume 2

afh-colour alfo almoſt alſo bafe barred baſe belly breadth breaſt breed Britiſh brownish Buff cloſe Common Snipe confifts croffed dark brown defcribes defcription diftinct diſtance dufky duſky edged eggs faid fame colour fays fcapulars feathers fecondaries feen feet feldom female feven fhape fhores fhort fhot fides firſt fiſh fize flender fleſh flocks fmall fome fometimes fore fpecies fpecimen fpots ftrong fuch fummer furniſhed genus gloffy GODWIT Grebe Greenland grey head Heron hinder Iceland inches in length inches long irides laſt Latham leffer lefs legs Lin.-Le male mandible meaſures middle moſt nearly neck neft neſt noftrils numbers obferved ornithologiſts ounces pale Pennant plumage purpoſe quills reddiſh reſt Ruffia ruft colour rump SANDPIPER ſeaſon ſeems ſeen ſmall Smew Snipe ſpecies ſpots ſpring ſtreaked tail thefe themſelves theſe birds thighs thofe thoſe throat tipped with white toes Tringa upper mandible uſe vent webs wing coverts yellow young