It is full as large as scolopax Australis, but its plumage is black-banded on the back with a general shade of green.
"Expedition into Central Australia"
Charles Sturt
543. Woodcock, scolopax rusticola, Y. iii.
"Early English Meals and Manners"
Various
He speaks of a pheasant and calls it T. scolopax.
"The Boy Trapper"
Harry Castlemon