. The bird; its form and function . Fig 221—Lady Amherst Fig. 222.—Casque ot Hornhil Heads and Necks 279 We can only compare these little Joseph-coated birdswith the unnatural sports among domestic poultry andpigeons. But whatever their colour, these Fighting Snipe findtheir ruffs of service in their encounters at the breedingseason. Four male birds which I observed in captivity

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