. Birds that hunt and are hunted : life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls . long bill turned inquisitively from side toside detracts not a little from the general impression of up to its breast in shallow waters, or running nimblyover the sand flats and muddy beaches, the yellowleg keeps itsbill almost constantly employed dragging worms, snails, andsmall shell fish from their holes, probing for others, and pickingup tiny crustaceans swimming along the surface of the water orcrawling over the beach. It is a long excursion from Labrado
. Birds that hunt and are hunted : life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls . long bill turned inquisitively from side toside detracts not a little from the general impression of up to its breast in shallow waters, or running nimblyover the sand flats and muddy beaches, the yellowleg keeps itsbill almost constantly employed dragging worms, snails, andsmall shell fish from their holes, probing for others, and pickingup tiny crustaceans swimming along the surface of the water orcrawling over the beach. It is a long excursion from Labrador to the Argentine Re-public, yet birds hatched at the end of June at the north reachSouth America in October, leaving again in March, and so enjoyperpetual summer. Yellowlegs ( Tot anus flavipes) Called also: SUMMER YELLOWLEGS; LESSER TELLTALE;TELLTALE SNIPE; YELPER; LITTLE CU-CU; LESSERYELLOWSHINS; LITTLE STONE SNIPE, ETC Length—lo to \2 inches. Male and Female—Coloration precisely as in the greater yellow-legs. This bird is to be distinguished only by its smallersize, and its proportionately longer legs. 224. ft x
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