Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".
Wilson's snipe
Wilson's snipe feeding
The common snipe is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World.
Common snipe
Egg
G. g. gallinago at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
G. g. gallinago at nature park S'Albufera, on the island of Mallorca.