Common Snipe

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The common snipe.

Artist

Name:: Bewick, Thomas
Dates:: 1753-1828
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Bewick, Thomas
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A history of British birds
Authors:: Beilby, Ralph; Bewick, Thomas; Cotes, Henry
Publisher:: Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1809
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Description:

Profile view of a common snipe amid a marshland habitat.
The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a migratory shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It feeds mostly on insects and worms found while wading on the wetlands it inhabits.

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{{cite web | title=Common Snipe | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/common-snipe/ | author=Bewick, Thomas | year=1809 | access-date=September 11, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}