The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

SNIPE

The snipe isa genus of birds of the plover tribe. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a European marsh bird found in Britain. It is dumpy with a rounded body, mottled black and brown plumage on the upper parts, white bars on the flanks and white under parts, short legs and a very long, straight bill with which it probes downwards into soft mud for food, the food comprising worms and insects.
Research Snipe