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... perhaps encounter more than three or four jack to every hundred full snipe . It is a matter of constant observation that the jack is found in fewer numbers every year . I do not think the THE FULL SNIPE AND HIS COUSINS 15.
... perhaps encounter more than three or four jack to every hundred full snipe . It is a matter of constant observation that the jack is found in fewer numbers every year . I do not think the THE FULL SNIPE AND HIS COUSINS 15.
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... observation , unmistakably seen this particular bird poised above its bill while the bill touched the ground . The very simple and natural explanation is , that at the moment the snipe caught sight of you and you of him , he happened to ...
... observation , unmistakably seen this particular bird poised above its bill while the bill touched the ground . The very simple and natural explanation is , that at the moment the snipe caught sight of you and you of him , he happened to ...
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... observation that the snipe utters its cry at the same time that it drums can do so , but he should know that the simultaneous occurrence of the two sounds is very far from common : one may have to watch birds for days before hearing it ...
... observation that the snipe utters its cry at the same time that it drums can do so , but he should know that the simultaneous occurrence of the two sounds is very far from common : one may have to watch birds for days before hearing it ...
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... observations have enabled me to connect a certain male snipe with a certain nest , I believe the bird begins to drum about a week before the first egg is .laid , and continues to drum till about three weeks after the young are out of ...
... observations have enabled me to connect a certain male snipe with a certain nest , I believe the bird begins to drum about a week before the first egg is .laid , and continues to drum till about three weeks after the young are out of ...
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... observations have gone , when perching or at rest upon the ground . In this , I think , all observers will agree . There remain the wings and tail as possible agents in sound production . Now , if the snipe be care- fully watched , it ...
... observations have gone , when perching or at rest upon the ground . In this , I think , all observers will agree . There remain the wings and tail as possible agents in sound production . Now , if the snipe be care- fully watched , it ...
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