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... half in length . The period of incubation is about sixteen days . It is believed that the male bird takes no part in the sitting . As young snipe have been found as late as the middle of August , it seems as though two broods are ...
... half in length . The period of incubation is about sixteen days . It is believed that the male bird takes no part in the sitting . As young snipe have been found as late as the middle of August , it seems as though two broods are ...
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... half a dozen birds may be feeding only a few yards apart , yet each one will be up and off before another rises . The full snipe is subject to considerable variation both in size and plumage . There are small snipe and large snipe ...
... half a dozen birds may be feeding only a few yards apart , yet each one will be up and off before another rises . The full snipe is subject to considerable variation both in size and plumage . There are small snipe and large snipe ...
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... half and two centuries later , adopted the more modern spelling , when he penned Othello : — For I mine own gained knowledge should profane If I should time expend with such a snipe . ' Sir John Harrington , however , contemporary with ...
... half and two centuries later , adopted the more modern spelling , when he penned Othello : — For I mine own gained knowledge should profane If I should time expend with such a snipe . ' Sir John Harrington , however , contemporary with ...
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... half full of earth and worms ; it is placed on its side . The snipe , when she feeds , probes the earth for a worm ; having caught one , she carries it to the pie - dish . After carefully washing it , she disables the worm by pinching ...
... half full of earth and worms ; it is placed on its side . The snipe , when she feeds , probes the earth for a worm ; having caught one , she carries it to the pie - dish . After carefully washing it , she disables the worm by pinching ...
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... half an hour to an hour , the second portion beginning about one o'clock and lasting for from an hour to three hours , and the third portion about an hour before sunset and lasting till the sun has sunk below the horizon . There are ...
... half an hour to an hour , the second portion beginning about one o'clock and lasting for from an hour to three hours , and the third portion about an hour before sunset and lasting till the sun has sunk below the horizon . There are ...
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