ABSTRACT Differences between Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura and Swinhoe's Snipe G. megala have been overstated in past literature. Data gained from birds trapped for ringing in Hong Kong indicate that body weight and wing, tail and bill lengths overlap considerably, making these characters of limited use in separation of the two species. Furthermore, both species share almost identical plumage pat
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