ata ) ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁stock y ▁shore bird . ▁The ▁genus ▁name ▁gall in ago ▁is ▁New ▁Latin ▁for ▁a ▁wood cock ▁or ▁sni pe ▁from ▁Latin ▁gall ina , ▁" hen " ▁and ▁the ▁suffix ▁- ago , ▁" res emb ling ". ▁The ▁specific ▁del ic ata ▁is ▁Latin ▁for ▁" d ain ty ". ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sub species ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁sni pe ▁( G . ▁gall in ago ) ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁own ▁species ▁status , ▁though ▁not ▁all ▁authorities ▁recognized ▁this ▁immediately . ▁Wilson ' s ▁sni pe ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁latter ▁species ▁in ▁having ▁a ▁nar ro wer ▁white ▁trailing ▁edge ▁to ▁the ▁wings , ▁and ▁eight ▁pairs ▁of ▁tail ▁fe athers ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁sni pe . ▁Its ▁common ▁name ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁American ▁orn ith ologist ▁Alexander ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁Description ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁ ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁wings pan . ▁They ▁have ▁short ▁green ish - gre y ▁legs ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁straight ▁dark ▁bill . ▁The ▁body ▁is ▁m ott led ▁brown ▁on ▁top ▁and ▁pale ▁under ne ath . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁dark ▁stri pe ▁through ▁the ▁eye , ▁with ▁light ▁stri pes ▁above ▁and ▁below ▁it . ▁The ▁wings ▁are ▁pointed . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁and ▁hab its ▁ ▁They ▁bre ed ▁in ▁mar sh es , ▁b ogs , ▁t und ra ▁and