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	Painted snipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Painted snipe are two distinctive wader species placed together in their own family Rostratulidae.
		The Greater Painted Snipe (Rostralata benghalensis) is found in marshes in Africa, India, South-east Asia and Australia.
		Illustration of Greater Painted Snipe from Hume and Marshall, Gamebirds of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Painted_snipe (171 words)

	Snipes have bird lovers all aflutter - theage.com.au
		The Australian painted snipe is an extremely rare bird, and of which little is known.
		The snipe is unusual in the bird world because the female is better looking than the male - and she uses her looks quite effectively, mating with several males and leaving each one to incubate and raise the chicks.
		Biologists believe the snipe's sharp decline was caused by water being diverted away from rivers and wetlands to farming irrigation.
	theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/20/1042911327392.html (488 words)

	Painted Snipe - Rostratula benghalensis australis
		The Australian Painted Snipe is a poorly known wader inhabiting inland wetlands.
		Although it has traditionally been considered a race of the Greater Painted Snipe of Africa and Asia, recent studies of morphology and DNA indicate that is should be regarded as a full species.
		Australian Painted Snipe differ morphologically from the Painted Snipe of Africa and Asia in that they are longer winged with proportionately shorter bill and legs.
	www.birdsaustralia.com.au /birds/painted.html (494 words)

	snipe - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		SNIPE [snipe] common name for a shore bird of the family Scolopacidae (sandpiper family), native to the Old and New Worlds.
		The mud snipe or woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a nocturnal woodland bird.
		Snipes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Scolopacidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/snipe.asp (279 words)

	Painted Snipe - endangered species listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Painted Snipe is a medium-sized waterbird of length 24-30 cm and wingspan 50-54 cm.
		The Painted Snipe roosts during the day in dense vegetation and is active at dusk, throughout the night and dawn.
		The Painted Snipe has been recorded throughout Australia, however the majority of occurrences and breeding records are from the south-east mainland.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/painted_snipe_endangered (562 words)

	Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)
		The Australian Painted Snipe has also been referred to as the Painted Snipe or Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis or Rostralula benghalensis australis, as it was previously considered to be part of the Greater Painted Snipe species that occurs also in Africa and Asia.
		Although the Australian Painted Snipe can occur across Australia, the areas of most sensitivity to the species are those wetlands where the birds frequently occur and are known to breed.
		Listing of the Australian Painted Snipe as a nationally threatened species under the EPBC Act means that any action that is likely to have a significant impact on the species will need to be referred to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision as to whether assessment and approval is required.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/publications/painted-snipe.html (1450 words)

	et - Full Story
		With the Painted Snipe, the female courts the male, lays the eggs, then leaves the male to the nest while she searches for a new lover.
		However, lurking in the dank stands of reeds and marshes of the Nile Delta, Valley and Fayoum is the Painted Snipe.
		Very secretive, Painted Snipes skulk around in the depths of dense vegetation and are best seen at dawn and dusk when they emerge to feed.
	www.egypttoday.com /article.aspx?ArticleID=5337 (1242 words)

	Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), Hefer valley, 02/SEP/05
		of September, a female Painted Snipe was found at the fishponds of Kibbutz En Hahoresh in Hefer Valley (Rozen et al.).
		The male's sudden appearance is probably due to the mowing of the tamarisks by local fishermen, which may have destroyed a nest.
		Painted Snipe is an irregular autumn, spring and summer visitor in Israel, with about 30 records to date.
	www.israbirding.com /reports/rarity_alerts/painted_snipe_hefer_valley/index.shtml (143 words)

	Sandgrouse - Painted Snipe in Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		While walking along a bund between two Phragmites-fringed lagoons, KS flushed a Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis, which flew across the lagoon and landed out of sight behind the opposite bund.
		Painted Snipe breeds in Africa, Asia and Australia, with the nearest breeding area in northern Egypt (Cramp and Simmons 1983).
		It is an irregular spring and summer visitor to swampy areas of north and west Israel, but there are surprisingly no records from Eilat (Shirihai 1996).
	www.osme.org /sand232/psnipe.html (402 words)

	Rare bird sighted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A recent discovery of the Australian Painted Snipe in the Chiltern-Rutherglen district has local bird enthusiasts excited and has attracted ornithologists from Melbourne and interstate.
		In turn, land managers and governments are unsure as to how to manage areas for its conservation and the Australian Painted Snipe remains one of the least studied and poorly understood birds in the nation.
		The Australian Painted Snipe is listed as a Vulnerable species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Critically Endangered under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.
	www.chilternbusinessjournal.com.au /news/6frp6x67.htm (709 words)

	Painted-Snipes page
		The Painted-Snipes are a very small family of shorebirds that only superficial resemble typical snipes.
		Like typical snipes, the painted-snipes are skulking and retiring, and therefore often hard to see.
		The book does rely on Hayman's paintings for illustrations and while they are generally good, I think that photos are a necessary requirement when dealing with the subtleties of shorebird identification.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/painted-snipes.html (957 words)

	MNS Perak Report : May 1998 Lady Cassanova - Greater Painted Snipe
		To my delight, he started off with the Greater Painted Snipe, a wader, which immediately captivated me. One point of interest is the bird itself.
		There are other different species that share the same common name; the painted stork, painted partridge, painted quail, painted parakeet, painted bunting and the list goes on and on.
		It is one of only two painted snipes found in the world and together with the South American Painted Snipe, it is placed in a family of its own.
	members.fortunecity.com /mnsperak/archives/9805/9805-09.html (460 words)

	Lymnocryptes minimus
		The Jack Snipe is an extremely difficult bird to see, partly because they are not very common but mostly because they are so well-camouflaged they will often sit unnoticed and let you walk past them.
		In that brief glimpse you must judge their size and shape (smaller than a Snipe with a shorter bill, shorter tail and shorter wings) and their plumage with more strikingly golden stripes but a minimal pale trailing edge to the wing.
		If you know where a Jack Snipe is sitting you should get exceptional views, good enough to see the short bill and tail, the longer more contrasting golden back stripes and the different head pattern with an extra fl stripe across the eyebrow and with fl stripes meeting at the ear coverts.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Lymnocryptes_minimus.htm (291 words)

	Snipe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Snipe sailboat is designed and constructed to last a long time. It is not unusual to see a boat 20-30 years old still at minimum weight and being raced competitively. You will find that the prices of quality used Snipes are very attractive.
		For information on how to maintain your Snipe, repair it, or what size and type of lines are best for the various uses please review the menu to the left.
		SNIPE SIALS 2-F Olympic jib used three times, Quantum v-5 mylar jib used 5 times and a Quantum BW main also used 5 times.
	www.snipeus.org /tab.aspx?tabid=558 (942 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The results for 'snipe' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
		painted snipe, pl painted snipes { Swahili: sululu uzuri, pl sululu uzuri } [Terminology: ornithology]
		African snipe, pl African snipes { Swahili: sululu wa Afrika, pl sululu wa Afrika } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=snipe&EngP=1 (356 words)

	GORP - Birding Adventure in Botswana - Rescuing the Ambassador
		The receding puddles of water on and alongside the very muddy bush tracks around Tsaro, was also home to one of Africa's most sought-after birds, the Painted Snipe.
		My good fortune at being able to observe Painted Snipe on several occasions during a lengthy night drive, was the result of somebody else's misfortune.
		It so happened that the Swedish Ambassador to Zambia had rather foolishly decided to drive from Maun to Kasane on what passes for a road in those parts; had gotten hopelessly bogged down, and was then bitten by a scorpion.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/africa/botswana/birding3.htm (743 words)

	SNIPES
		FIELD CHARACTERS; Typical snipe with long slender straight bill and concealing plumage pattern of variegated brown, fl, rufous, fulvous and white.
		Doubtfully distinguished from Fantail Snipe, but large size, darker coloration, comparatively slow bat-like flight with downward pointing bill and wooded, hilly habitat suggestive.
		Flight slow and wavering, recalling painted snipe and woodcock.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/diversification_of_birds/60671 (358 words)

	diarycornflakes
		I was able to get what I hoped would be recognizable photos of the male Painted Snipe on the nest (the results were disappointing).
		As Bruce and I were walking to my room so I could change clothes, covered with mud from the Painted Snipe photo mission, he starting ranting and raving about how impressed he was with the birding webpage www.birdingegypt.com.
		A 11-14 September return trip to Luxor is planned as autumn migration heats up with numerous Snipe, Jack Snipe and the rare Great Snipe, not so rare White-tailed Plover, very rare Sociable Plover and possible crakes anticipated at Crocodile Island.
	www.birdingegypt.com /diarynew.htm (1311 words)

	Gallinago gallinago
		A Snipe can easily be identified, either by its extraordinarily long bill or by its familiar camouflaged plumage with stripes through its head and down its back.
		When flushed, a Snipe rises noisily and vertically, zig-zagging to a height before dropping some distance away.
		The long bill, pointed wings and stripey plumage are usually visible and the white trailing edge to the wing should stand out.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Gallinago_gallinago.htm (199 words)

	consistent hyphenation of English compound bird names
		Nycticryphes semicollaris ("South American Painted-Snipe") is not a true snipe (sensu Gallinago, Scolopacidae) but is in a separate family Rostratulidae.
		The compound word is a three syllable noun and causes no problems to pronunciation, thus does not fall in the exception to "Rule 1".
		If a "NO" vote passes, the first letter of the word "snipe" should at least be made lower case ("Painted-snipe" not "Painted-Snipe": see e.g.
	www.museum.lsu.edu /~Remsen/SACCprop214-218.html (2258 words)

	BirdLife Northern Gauteng - Marievale Bird Sanctuary. Sanctuary
		The wetlands hold African Rail, Baillon's Crake, Ethiopian Snipe, Painted Snipe, Goliath Heron, Hottentot Teal, Black Egret, European Sedge Warbler and Greater Flamingo.
		A good strategy is to drive very slowly along the road, stopping at good spots to scan the flats.
		Watch sedges and bushes close to the water for European Sedge Warbler (summer), and the edges of reedbeds for African Rail or Painted Snipe.
	www.birding.co.za /pbc/marie.htm (591 words)

	Untitled Document
		Who of us will forget the huge mixed flocks of storks, egrets, herons and cormorants at the in full glory restored Bharatpur, the colourful flocks of red-crested pochards, the splendid peafowl, the skulking painted snipe or the blue-bearded bee-eater at our bungalows at Bandhavgarh.
		Best however were the two painted snipe hiding below a small bush.
		On the mudflats were lots of waders including ruff, white-tailed lapwing, the scarce common ringed plover and a tiny surprise, a flyby jack snipe with some common snip.
	www.tropicalbirding.com /tripReports/TR_India_Decc05.htm (5263 words)

	What's About? Abberton Bird Lodge Queensland Australia birds birding birdwatching guiding tours accommodation
		Painted Snipe at Lake Atkinson on 7 November, 2004
		I haven't seen the Painted Snipe at Lake Atkinson for some time now, but have heard of a single male or
		Painted Snipe with three young, all looking pretty small alongside Black-winged Stilts.
	www.abberton.org /birds2004.htm (4286 words)

	Painted Snipe 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Four Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis (2 males, 2 females) were discovered at Samsonvale Cemetery overlooking Lake Samsonvale (50 kms north-west of Brisbane) on Sunday January 3rd, 1999 by Duncan Walbridge, Sadly by Tuesday 5th (when the rain had at last begun to let up) only one female was present.
		These images were captured on video on the evening of the 5th by Tom Tarrant.
		Any comments regarding these birds should be directed to me by email.
	www.aviceda.org /psnipe.htm (76 words)

	Snipe and Pratincoles of Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Pintail Snipe / Gallinago stenura S : 25
		Commom Snipe / Gallinago gallinago S : 28
		Swinhoe's Snipe / Gallinago megala S : 28
	www.zyworld.com /NAKARIN/plate44snipespratincoles.htm (72 words)

	Taiwan birding 2005
		don't remember who shouted "Painted Snipe" first, but I do remember George Clulow showing me the opening in thick grass where this magificient bird was last seen.
		Focusing the scope produced not only one, but 15 (or so) Painted Snipe running through this small opening.
		For me, it was the bird of the trip - It is one thing to see Painted Snipe paintings in birding guides, but to see it close and personal is breath-taking!
	www.keaywildlife.com /pages/TAIWAN.html (564 words)

	Snipe Refrigerator Magnets
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		"A Snipe is any of 18 very similar wading bird species, characterised by a very long slender bill and cryptic plumage.
		These are birds of marshy areas which often crouch motionless when disturbed until exploding away when almost underfoot".
	www.junglewalk.com /shop/Snipe-magnets.htm (49 words)

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		Outboard model complete with s/s bow rails and side rails, roof rails and grab rails, manual bilge pump, steering wheel, remote control box & cables, waterline painted, and Snipe R18-1500 trailer.
		New outboard model Striker 18, complete with SNIPE R18-1300 trailer, s/s bor rails, side rails, roof rails and grab rails, electric bilge pump 500 gph c/w strum box, manual bilge pump, wheel steering, remote control box and cables, waterline painted.
		The Skellig is a first class sea boat with a wide beam allowing for extra comfort and an ability to operate in heavy waters.
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		I was supposed to write a report for the Sultanpur trip for Pratibha.
		Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork Whitenecked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork (S) Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull Blackheaded Gull Can't say for sure i I saw a Brownheaded Gull too or not.
		Did see that the Painted Snipe is a "feeble and clumsy flier", but couldn't verify if Salim Ali is also correct in saying that it is "indifferent as a table bird and hardly worth powder and shot." ;-> Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Fantail Snipe A group of 3 at Bhindawas.
	www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/Delhi-Banglore96.html (2512 words)

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