S C O M M P A X A l f f S T R A M S s . Z a Ä
S C Q L O P A X A U S T R A L I S , h a t h .
New Holland Sn|pe.
Scohpax Australis, LaÜ^ ^ d . V
New Holland Snipe, Lath -Sen. Th-. Gen Hist., vol. 1 p. 242.
vröl. i. p.,M. ■
Gallvnago Australis, MTis.,:J)art iii p. 111.
Ahorigm|s^ '
I O^compadnVth. S^poC k illu^triMr^inguin w i r i® ^ ^ Iw f f in Van Die'nfen’s Land, acme trivial
ilithr III n^^ivlijj^Tis nicy- U-v£t'i jjoiut oin in order that future observers n>av be
examination,
•; th^ljort Es smgthi i dfr, we l rimrr. r r u], and the fourfaterll feathers narrower than in that 1 S I rr.nr i ^ ^ o t f e llhers ln both
. ^ ' l 11 jlim i y i a g A d ngnHTloUi irion mmilnr hVsixteio lt th"“
- wc(ykijled during a J. tfr i^ p u lt? whu I L .<nd<r. n * Hr*?»I0 H B H r l i . r sixteen be
' ■ ■ r . I .^ l .^ r S ^ / ^ ^ .^ i h n 9 range of the species
■ >'"1,1 * Vt” l ^ ^ l,i'?»Hi,h Lund ; s tilljik e its prototype
M p ^ j s iU f f i e c n d mm li upon rh._ u ^ W - y c of liy mi ihh & , % ,» ^ A j t
regulate tin movi menu )1 i* " t
In V 1,1 ■ heun r ^ l.a i " l ttjS'Ve ry ahuinl nit during? r h ^ | d t » . , )i\0( tolu l/SWember, December and
#■ "!!! “ ■ '■ til ml, exifHint ,pml to T l i ^ p ^ ^ r„11^ b o o m r ^ i . . l is93Sfe5found iu“ dM 6 y (s»amn/
,,V “ T ’S 1 u ' • f'-i « T ilH ^ in i. tron l S e ounces - t o ® onnees and a
^ ^ g ^ w s e y a r t ' |B a& ? r I ■■ - di n/Tln W o , n iVimppi * It flies much
1“ .mil i^tb lu llin ’ ,p i y i t id,mis, more r i,t m irk’ f i r tin ^porl^n nf~ u iy ul.„ m0Jx u n n , Rrt^
" ,1M1 l,,^ ,ll.",l'Hns but $Khn,rt divtim, 1» Ion it igtm ihg([j7& On ri~mg u inter» tin s,uue tall
^ fw a p esca p e as th^ & olop a x G o llw g o . It is ^ id - to^ g ed In Van Diemen’s S ^ ^ a l t l i o u g b many of.
* ^ S ? a rhil 1 krM '«'»tie l siich was the
l*1**0“ “ ' hjg llr~’lf«i t'l tht1^ j.n i;u^ljSiig(| Tasmania,^^tiensj'tfijfc^always appears
^tln3 ki-t week^jn-Augus^r’t ^ ^ M %.temb<i r tom# jl> r ry jb ^ d .^ b j iy a m v p'grts of New. South
_ — U^gp^ioori- ^ n - th y S p the % ppn s ol till tftp p e r 'I lMtiwBjMne^he-iimnili' olt Nweinber gid
^^leex-pjhe,1- ,v l&tftr W« only a'l^pje^^Susttijr tin Lnonriv anditswam^aplae^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ with water
having AttractM^j^^s
W lf ? Gilbert mentions that the’ PwfjEss imjton I w d ' i ^ ^ ^ ' i . ^ i n d v is d o r t v i^ S b o i i r g Peninsa)*,
W t ^ - ak)0ut ^ n ^ d f e o fM p p ie r 'w h e n the rainysi asomi Q^ieim^jMlVlisaiim ar;n.r again in a few
weeh»; ^ d u r in g ^ J ^ o r t 's ta® rinhahits swW p y b n t - f f l ^rassv in y d ^ ^ S ^ d d ^ t l i a t hi-never saw
i?%Ij f|gn’ six or eight at a tjg)t>,*anlralways found them vcct H i
' -The stomacl® o f those mtamiiieir w i¥ jm iw m h ^ ^ H B G jf a j| bm jfc a te to& w r i« . d i l |^ ^ ^ > *
,The sexeglafe^sojnui'i^Mj colour that a separate description is not requisite.
K, p W V ^ ^ h e a d deep-brownish blai k,'dirti^ d ^ aiK ientre
^vlnte; the^nesk,^ breast gad'flanks washe^ ^ ^ ^ g r e d d ish ''b pw n S ^ ^W # ,t |6 d watb irregnlar
■ Spots o f deep brown, which increase in snjef utitill^y d ie flank. thj? i^ nnu 'iht hfrin'ii^mrignlar 11IJ S b»ek
'd a rk brownish^bl^k, the so sp u I a r ig s® S d ^ |th deepsandy buff, anl gpinaiffi. their external
webs with P>MgdT; wing-cover,ts' ddrk brown, ImSy-jtipped with' pale buff; wmgj dark brown, all the
,fe a t)ieM .> l)gP ^ ^ ged ? n |kw h ite ^ 'lL ^ ^ £ w % ,;,W g tb e n / d f la n k - fe a th i^ r^ ^ ^ m c r e d with
andvwfoe j:^ s g p |> f the abdqmen White; under t i i ^ ^ b u f f , ^ M ® f l j “dark brown ■ finw central tail-' »
feathers blackish bjown, crossed near the tip by a broad ban‘4 pf rufous, beyond which is. a narrow irregular
lip^; o f 'browip*ai{d‘ the-djp wliitp'^.the lateraj^feafljers alternately.barred with dark and. lighter brown, and
tipped with whl,te';:irides dark brown’Jjp§j8al half o f tin1 bil|liy e^™ |h 1.i>5v&'riie remainder dark brown;
legs yellowish white tinged with olive.' * I
The %ures ^presept a male §nd a femal&’^JleSjtfVan D iem e p S ^ H ^ ^ «